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Offers information for Local Education Agencies and Community-Based Organizations to consider as they review and potentially revise their toileting policies and practices to accommodate the inclusion of younger learners with varied developmental needs, in their programs, including through intentional partnerships with their families.
This resource has templates and examples in Spanish from California’s Great Start Transition to Elementary School Toolkit, Supporting a Smooth and Effective Transition to Transitional Kindergarten, Kindergarten, and First Grade.
This guidance document links to resources pertaining to the Expanded Learning Opportunities Program (ELO-P) implementation and planning.
This guidance document outlines the requirements for local education agencies (LEAs) plan on how they will provide a full-day of prekindergarten (pre-K) to all children the year before kindergarten.
This guidance document outlines a table of information on funding sources that can be used to provide or assist with extended learning and care services outside of the transitional kindergarten (TK) instructional day.
This guidance document provides a general overview of the California State Preschool program (CSPP) along with a high-level summary of program standards.
This guidance document outlines the intent of California’s UPK model of implementation and provides additional guidance on Transitional Kindergarten Stand-Alone Classes, Early Admittance Transitional Kindergarten Stand-alone Classes, California State Preschool Program and Transitional Kindergarten combination classes (California State Preschool Program funding and Local Control Funding Formula Funding), Locally-Funded Preschool and Transitional Kindergarten Combination Classes, California State Preschool Program Stand-alone Classes, Head Start and Transitional Kindergarten Combination Classes, and Head Start Stand-Alone Classes.
This guidance document outlines models for blending programs to offer extended learning and care.
Externally Developed Resources
Externally Developed Resources
California educators share strategies to successfully braid preschool programs with TK to offer a variety of program options, including full-day programs.
A collection of podcasts from the National Technical Assistance Center for Preschool Development Grants Birth Through Five (PDG B-5) TA Center, informing early childhood professionals of best practices and policy issues. This is an external resource that is not created, updated, or endorsed by the California Department of Education.
An overview of the "what, why, and how" of successful kindergarten transitions. A reference resource for anyone involved in the process to understand why children's kindergarten transition experiences are essential to their success, and explores the key practices that foster collaboration, engagement, and successful outcomes. This is an external resource that is not created, updated, or endorsed by the California Department of Education.
Tools and resources, including the Implementation Development Map, to develop and sustain equitable programs based on the experiences and expertise of successful leaders in other state-wide PK endeavors. This is an external resource that is not created, updated, or endorsed by the California Department of Education.
Overview of study focused on the long-term outcomes of participation in Head Start, including intergenerational impacts-- those on the children of Head Start participants. This report also includes a discussion of braiding funding sources to increase diversity in early education programs. This is an external resource the is not created, updated, or endorsed by the California Department of Education.
A report from the Hunt Institute which explores and defines diversity across multiple dimensions, points to the benefits of diversity and inclusion for all children and offers policy considerations for leaders seeking to promote the creation of such classrooms. This is an external resource that is not created, updated, or endorsed by the California Department of Education.
Tools for early childhood educators to focus on building relationships, creating welcoming environments, and daily planning. Includes relevant articles, podcasts, and classroom resources (many items available in Spanish as well as English). This is an external resource that is not created, updated, or endorsed by the California Department of Education.
Briefing from the Berkeley Children's Forum addressing concerns and challenges with the roll-out of universal transitional kindergarten. This is an external resource that is not created, updated, or endorsed by the California Department of Education.
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