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A high-quality, research-based curriculum promotes measurable progress toward children’s development. The content and learning outcomes of the curriculum align with the Head Start Early Learning Outcomes Framework (ELOF) and state early care and education standards. It provides guidance on what (content) and how (learning experiences and teaching practices) to teach. Content is drawn from current child development science, the interests and ideas of the children, family input, and the values of the community. A curriculum also provides ways to create nurturing and responsive practices, interactions, and environments that foster trust and emotional security. It helps families to actively engage in their child’s education. Staff use what they know about each child's strengths and needs and each family's goals to plan their use of the curriculum.
Learn more about ways to implement a responsive curriculum. View this video clip from the Implementing a Curriculum Responsive to Children's Development and Learning 15-minute In-service Suite.
Discover how to implement a responsive curriculum. Take a look at this short video clip from the Implementing a Curriculum Responsive to Children's Interests 15-minute In-service Suite.
Explore ways to implement a responsive curriculum. Watch this short video clip from the Implementing a Curriculum Responsive to Children's Interests 15-minute In-service Suite.
In this short video clip, find ways to implement a responsive curriculum. This clip appears in the Implementing a Curriculum Responsive to Children's Interests 15-minute In-service Suite.
Explore ways to implement a responsive curriculum. Watch this short video clip from the Implementing a Curriculum Responsive to Children's Interests 15-minute In-service Suite.
Messy play is the open-ended exploration of materials and their properties. Learn ways to manage the mess as children learn foundational cognitive principles and exercise motor, language, and social skills.
This 15-minute In-service Suite describes how education staff can implement a curriculum that is responsive to children's development and learning.
Explore how education staff use their curriculum’s scope and sequence, other curriculum materials, and information from families and others to plan for infants and toddlers. Find characteristics of good planning.
Learn about appropriate research-based curricula for infants and toddlers in group care and home-based settings. An appropriate curriculum offers some flexibility in how it is implemented.
Find sources of information that inform how curriculum is individualized for infants and toddlers.
HeadStart.gov
official website of the Administration for Children and Families
