Oregon's Adoption of the
NAEYC Competencies
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The Early Learning System Initiative’s (ELSI) Professional Learning Core (PLC) is supporting the integration of the NAEYC Competencies into the Oregon early learning system, in a collaborative partnership with the Oregon Department of Early Learning and Care (DELC), the Research Institute (TRI), and Oregon Center for Career Development (OCCD).
Read our summary of the 2025 NAEYC Awareness Survey for Oregon's early learning professionals (created in collaboration with DELC, TRI, and OCCD).
Visit the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) Professional Standards and Competencies for Early Educators and Core Knowledge Categories Crosswalk.
Developed in collaboration between the Early Learning System Initiative (ELSI) and Oregon Center for Career Development (OCCD)
Oregon’s Professional Standards and Competencies for Early Childhood Educators outline the knowledge, skills, and behaviors that early childhood educators need to have in order to provide high-quality learning and care for young children. Learn more on the Department of Early Learning and Care (DELC) webpage!
An update from the Department of Early Learning and Care (DELC) on the efforts to adopt the National Association for the Education of Young Children’s (NAEYC) Competencies for Early Childhood Educators here in Oregon.
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