The Science of Child Development
In this collection of resources, learn about the latest research and explore evidence-based practices that help education staff and their managers support children’s learning and development from birth to age 5.
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Early Learning Outcomes Framework
The Head Start Early Learning Outcomes Framework describes how children progress across key areas of learning and development. This information helps adults better understand how they can provide experiences that support important early learning outcomes for all children.
Resources in this collection support children's development across five central ELOF domains: Approaches to Learning; Social and Emotional Development; Language and Literacy; Cognition; and Perceptual, Motor, and Physical Development.
Framework for Effective Practice
This framework uses a house to represent five integral elements of quality teaching and learning for children ages birth to 5 in all program options.
Head Start Early Learning Outcomes Framework
The ELOF framework is designed to show the continuum of learning of infants, toddlers, and preschoolers. It is grounded in comprehensive research around what young children should know and be able to do during their early years.
School Readiness Action Steps for Infants and Toddlers
All Head Start agencies must establish program goals for improving the school readiness of participating children and follow steps to achieve those goals. These action steps will help Head Start agencies providing birth-to-three services meet the needs of infants and toddlers. The four school readiness action steps involve establishing goals, implementing a plan for achieving the goals, assessing progress, and analyzing data in order to make plans for program improvement. Note: This resource is under review.
Head Start Approach to School Readiness: FAQs
The Head Start Approach to School Readiness means that children are ready for school, families are ready to support their children's learning, and schools are ready for children.
Daryl Greenfield: Encouraging Our Youngest Scientists at Work
Hear from Daryl Greenfield as he talks about the ELOF and how cognition for infants and toddlers develops into scientific reasoning for preschoolers.
Head Start Early Learning Outcomes Framework Implementation Toolkit
Explore this toolkit guides the alignment process and helps strengthen practices to promote children’s development in all ELOF domains.
Introduction to the ELOF Implementation Toolkit
Hear from an education manager about how she used the Implementation Toolkit with her team. Learn how she used the guides to walk her program through the process of implementing practices that are aligned with the Head Start Early Learning Outcomes Framework.
ELOF2GO Mobile App
Learn more about the Head Start Early Learning Outcomes Framework (ELOF) anywhere you go, by downloading this useful mobile app designed for teachers.
Effective Practice Guides
The Effective Practice Guides provide information about teaching practices that support children’s development across ELOF domains. See what these practices look like in early learning settings.
