The California Infant/Toddler Learning & Development Foundations | California Infant/Toddler Learning & Development Foundations (PDF; 2MB; 128pp.) was published by the California Department of Education Press (CDE Press) in February 2009.
A Message from the State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Introduction to the California Infant/Toddler Learning and Development Foundations
Appendix: Summary of the Infant/Toddler Foundations
The purpose of the California Infant/Toddler Learning and Development Foundations is to describe research and evidence-based expectations for the way most infants and toddlers make progress in the major domains of social-emotional, language, cognitive, and perceptual and motor development. By creating a common language to facilitate communication among families, infant care professionals, community members, and policymakers, the foundations build an understanding about the importance of the early years in children’s learning and development.
This publication presents 28 foundations in four domains that describe the competencies that infants and toddlers typically attain in the first three years of life. The descriptions of competencies are enriched with examples of typical behaviors at each age level in each of the four domains as well as behaviors leading up to attainment of those competencies. This publication is a counterpart to the preschool learning foundations and is a companion to the Infant/Toddler Learning & Development Program Guidelines.
History
To ensure a vested interest by the early childhood community in the successful implementation of the Infant/Toddler Learning and Development Foundations, the draft foundations for social-emotional, cognitive, language, and perceptual and motor development were available for review and public comment. Online Web surveys were available for input/comment, and four public hearings were held throughout the state in May 2007.
Additional Resources
A companion set of DVDs is being developed to provide visual illustrations for each of the 28 foundations at each of the three ages described in this publication. This 3-disc DVD set will be available in late 2009.
An accessible version of the Infant/Toddler Foundations is being prepared for posting on the CDE Web site.
The California Infant/Toddler Learning and Development Foundations can be purchased from CDE Press by calling the toll-free number at 1-800-995-4099, or by ordering through the CDE Press Catalog Listings of Publications. The item number is #1693 and the price is $17.95.
