Preschool Learning Foundations and Frameworks

California Preschool/Transitional Kindergarten Learning Foundations—Now Available!

The California Department of Education (CDE), Early Education Division (EED), posted the California Preschool/Transitional Kindergarten Learning Foundations (PTKLF), which describe the learning and development of most children ages three to five and a half in high-quality early education programs. For questions, please contact 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