Publications

This publication presents the developmental continuum of learning for children from birth through kindergarten. It shows the connections that the nine domains of the preschool learning foundations have with the content of other important resources, including areas of the California Infant/Toddler Learning & Development Foundations, recently updated California Content Standards, and the Head Start Early Learning Outcomes Framework . The publication can be purchased by visiting the California Department of Education (CDE) CDE Press Online Ordering web page , or by calling the toll-free number at 1-800-995-4099. The price of the publication is $30.00. You can also now download the publication for free here: The Alignment of the California Preschool Learning Foundations with Key Early Education Resources, Second Edition (PDF).

• Creating Equitable Early Learning Environments for Young Boys of Color: Disrupting Disproportionate Outcomes (PDF)
  This groundbreaking book provides an honest and comprehensive look at the inequitable experiences our youngest Boys of Color have in early learning programs including disproportionate rates of exclusionary discipline (e.g., pushouts, suspensions, and expulsions). This book highlights the critical need to disrupt these patterns and create strength-based and equity-oriented early childhood environments that support Boys of Color to thrive.
• Boys of Color Hyperlinks

• The Spanish translation of this document, Fundamentos del aprendizaje y el desarrollo infantil de California (ISBN 978-0-8011-1709-1) (PDF), was published in 2010.
• A companion set of DVDs for the California Infant/Toddler Learning & Development Foundations depicts children's behavior for each of the 28 foundations at each of the three ages described in the foundations. There is an introductory overview of the foundations, a segment on "The Early Months," and extended segments provided with and without narration. The set is designed to support training on the foundations. This DVD set can be ordered from California Department of Education (CDE) Press by calling the toll-free number at 1-800-995-4099. The price of the set of DVDs is $32.95.
  
  

• Hipervínculos para Guía para los programas de aprendizaje y desarrollo infantil, 2a Edición
  

• California Preschool Learning Foundations (DVD Series)
  Nine DVDs feature the domains in the California Preschool Learning Foundations publication. Each disc covers a domain, showing preschool learning in action. DVDs may be purchased individually or as a full set.
  

• Guía del Programa Preescolar de California (PDF; 3MB; Posted 20-Dec-2017) is the Spanish translation of this document.
  
  

• Preschool English Learners: A Resource Guide (ISBN 978-0--8011-1667-4) can be purchased from CDE Press by calling the toll-free number at 1-800-995-4099. The price of the publication is $17.55.
• The Spanish translation of this document, Niños de edad preescolar que aprenden inglés: Principios y prácticas que fomentan el lenguaje, la lecto-escritura y el aprendizaje: Guía de Recursos (PDF; 14 MB) can be purchased from CDE Press by calling the toll-free number at 1-800-995-4099. The price of the publication is $17.55.
• A companion DVD, A World Full of Language: Supporting Preschool English Learners, is a Telly Award program produced by the California Department of Education, Early Learning and Care Division, in 2007. The DVD provides information on how young children acquire English as a second language, and offers strategies teachers can use to support English learners. The DVD and accompanying booklet in English and Spanish are available.
• The resource guide, DVD, and booklets can also be purchased together by submitting one of the following brochures:
  For English, please submit the English-language brochure (PDF; 2MB).
  For Spanish, please submit the Spanish-language brochure (PDF; 2MB).

California Comprehensive Early Learning Plan (PDF)
California's Comprehensive Early Learning Plan (CCELP) provides key direction for the State in the development of a high-quality birth-to-age-five system that provides all children with the knowledge and skills they need to achieve long-term success.