Preschool Learning Foundations and Frameworks

Update to the Preschool Transitional Kindergarten Learning Foundations (Coming this Summer!)

The California Department of Education (CDE), Early Education Division (EED) shared a pre-recorded webinar of the high-level updates to the Preschool Transitional Kindergarten Learning Foundations, which are California’s early learning standards for children ages three to five and a half in center-based preschool, home-based preschool, and Transitional Kindergarten settings. The revised Foundations will be posted on the CDE website in summer 2024. For any questions, reach out to UPK@cde.ca.gov.

California Preschool Learning Foundations

The California Preschool Learning Foundations describe competencies—knowledge and skills—that most children can be expected to exhibit in a high-quality program before entering kindergarten. As companion volumes to the foundations, the California Preschool Curriculum Frameworks present strategies for early childhood educators that enrich learning and development opportunities for all California preschool children. Find information on each of the learning domains from the foundations and frameworks below.

Overview	Social-Emotional Development Domain	Language and Literacy Domain	English Language Development (ELD) Domain
Mathematics Domain	Visual and Performing Arts Domain	Physical Development Domain	Health Domain
Science Domain	History-Social Sciences Domain	Resources in Spanish	The Alignment of the California Preschool Learning Foundations with Key Early Education Resources: the California Infant/Toddler Learning and Development Foundations, the California Content Standards, and the Head Start Early Learning Outcomes Framework: Ages Birth to Five, Second Edition