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State Early Learning Guidelines Used in Examples
- Alaska Office of the Governor, Departments of Education & Early Development, Health & Social Services, Head Start-State Collaboration Office, Child Care Office, Special Education Office, School Districts, & University of Alaska (2005). Alaska's Early Learning Guidelines, accessed 2/20/07, http://www.hss.state.ak.us/publications/EarlyLearningpweb.pdf
- Arizona Department of Education (9/2005). Early Learning Standards, accessed 2/20/07. http://www.ade.az.gov/earlychildhood/downloads/EarlyLearningStandards.pdf
- Arkansas Framework for Infant and Toddler Care Work Group (July 2002). Arkansas Framework for Infant and Toddler Care, accessed 2/20/07, http://www.arkansas.gov/childcare/generalpdf/infantframework.pdf
- Connecticut State Department of Education Bureau of Early Childhood Education and Social Services (2006). Connecticut's Preschool Curriculum Framework, accessed 2/20/07, http://www.sde.ct.gov/sde/lib/sde/PDF/DEPS/Early/Preschool_framework.pdf
- Florida Partnership for School Readiness (2004). Florida Birth to Three Learning and Developmental Standards, accessed 2/20/07, http://www.floridajobs.org/earlylearning/downloads/pdf/birth_to_3book.pdf
- Iowa Departments of Education and Human Services (2006). Iowa's Early Learning Standards, accessed 2/20/07 http://www.iowa.gov/educate/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=681&Itemid=805
- Louisiana Department of Education (2003). Louisiana Standards for Programs Serving Four-Year-Old Children, accessed 2/20/07, http://www.doe.louisiana.gov/lde/uploads/3014.pdf
- Pennsylvania Departments of Education and Public Welfare (Draft 8/18/06). Pennsylvania Early Learning Standards for Infants and Toddlers, accessed 2/20/07, http://www.pde.state.pa.us/early_childhood/lib/early_childhood/Infant_Toddler_Standards_Framework_8.18.06.pdf
- Sharon Lynn Kagan, S,L, Rebello Britto, P., Kauerz, K,, & Tarrant, K. (2005). Washington State Early Learning and Development Benchmarks, A Guide to Young Children's Learning and Development: From Birth to Kindergarten Entry, accessed 2/20/07, http://www.k12.wa.us/EarlyLearning/pubdocs/EarlyLearningBenchmarks.pdf
- Utah State Office of Education, & Utah Department off Workforce Services, Office of Work & Family Life (October 2006). Pre-Kindergarten Guidelines , accessed 2/20/07, http://www.schools.utah.gov/curr/preschool-kindergarten/PDF/PreKindergartenGuidelinesFINALDRAFT.pdf