Relationships
Partnerships with families extend to the community where the families live, come together, and support one another.
Family and community partnerships create meaningful connections.
Young children continually use their senses and competencies to relate new experiences to prior experiences and try to understand things and create meaning.
Learning is integrated.
Under the guiding eye of teachers in close partnership with families, young children build their ability to engage in relationships with adults and other children.
Relationships are central.
Infant/Toddler provides the context for thinking, building knowledge, being attentive, solving problems, and increasing social and physical skills.
Play is a primary context for learning.
As increasing numbers of children with diverse backgrounds, including disabilities, participate in pteschool, it becomes essential to have collaboration, teaming, and communication to extend the benefits of preschool to all children.
Time for reflection and planning enhances teaching.
With an understanding of early learning and development, the teacher works to help young children reach the learning destinations identified by California's preschool learning foundations.
Intentional teaching enhances children's learning experiences.
Continued use and development of the child's home language will benefit the child as he or she acquires English.
Responsiveness to culture and language supports children's learning.
Creating a classroom environment in which all children feel welcome is important.
Individualization of learning includes all children.