{"id":83,"date":"2024-03-11T16:45:31","date_gmt":"2024-03-11T16:45:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wpdev01.mdek12.org\/EC\/?page_id=83"},"modified":"2024-08-28T17:37:07","modified_gmt":"2024-08-28T17:37:07","slug":"guidelines-and-standards","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wpdev01.mdek12.org\/earlychildhood\/guidelines-and-standards\/","title":{"rendered":"Guidelines and Standards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The following are guidelines and standards for the implementation of best practices in early childhood classrooms to meet the developmental needs of young students.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Early Learning Guidelines<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a tabindex=\"-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mdek12.org\/sites\/default\/files\/Offices\/MDE\/OAE\/OEER\/Early%20Childhood\/Early%20Childhood%20Early%20Learning%20Guidelines%203's%20%204's%202018%20FINAL%20with%20no%20mark-ups.pdf\">Early Learning Guidelines for Classrooms Serving Three- and Four- Year Old Children<\/a>\u00a0(2018)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mdek12.org\/sites\/default\/files\/2024_2025_assurances_form_for_early_learning_guidelines_3_and_4_year_olds_2018_final_6.26.24.docx\">Early Learning Guidelines Assurances Form<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mdek12.org\/sites\/default\/files\/audit_checklist_public_standard_17_2_pre-kindergarten_updated_9.27.2018_jg_11.18.22.pdf\">Accreditation Standard 17.2 Checklist Pre-K\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Early Learning Standards<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mdek12.org\/sites\/default\/files\/final_infants_through_four-year-old_early_learning_standards_2020.08.21_jg.pdf\">Early Learning Standards for Classrooms Serving Infants through Four-Year-Old Children\u00a0<\/a><a tabindex=\"-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mdek12.org\/sites\/default\/files\/final_edited_infants_through_four-year-old_early_learning_standards_2020._04.09.pdf\">(2018)<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Definitions<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a tabindex=\"-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mdek12.org\/sites\/default\/files\/high_quality_definition.docx\">High-Quality Early Childhood Program Definition<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a tabindex=\"-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mdek12.org\/sites\/default\/files\/school_readiness_definition.docx\">School Readiness Definition<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Teaching Supports<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a tabindex=\"-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mdek12.org\/sites\/default\/files\/Offices\/MDE\/OAE\/OEER\/OEC\/becoming-a-national-board-certified-teacher_20170915%20(1).docx\">Becoming a National Board Certified Teacher<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Teacher Requirements<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mdek12.org\/sites\/default\/files\/all_teacher_qualifications_document_june_2024.pdf\">NEW! Teacher and Assistant Teacher Credential Pathways<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mdek12.org\/sites\/default\/files\/Offices\/MDE\/OAE\/OEER\/OEC\/approved-credentialing-courses-and-programs-7-31-2017_20170915%20(1).docx\">Higher Education\u00a0Approved Early Childhood Courses<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Teaching Profession Standards<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a tabindex=\"-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.naeyc.org\/our-work\/higher-ed\/standards-summaries\">NAEYC Professional Preparation Standards<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a tabindex=\"-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbpts.org\/standards-five-core-propositions\/\">National Board for Professional Teaching Standards<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>ESSA Guidance\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/mdek12-my.sharepoint.com\/:b:\/g\/personal\/jdent_mdek12_org\/EYXj7MWPN55CgWN1C-RyMakBRPkSWYuXhZT9WsR7mDLfLg?e=1cjWCs\">Early Childhood Coordination Requirements in the Every Student Succeeds Act: A Toolkit for State and Local Educational Agencies, Head Start Programs, and the Early Childhood Field<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The following are guidelines and standards for the implementation of best practices in early childhood classrooms to meet the developmental needs of young students. 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