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    OCDEL Approved Curriculum Information

    According to Pennsylvania School Code Chapter 22, § 4.20. Prekindergarten education, curriculum and instruction in the prekindergarten program must be standards-based. A comprehensive program must be provided appropriate for the age and varying developmental levels of the students; be based on how young children develop and learn; include instruction to support each child's development in the areas of approaches to learning—creative expression, language and literacy, math, logic and science, social-personal development and physical development and health.

    The Office of Child Development and Early Learning (OCDEL) reviews curriculum, for infant toddler and prekindergarten programs, to verify alignment to the Learning Standards for Early Childhood. Please note OCDEL does not recommend the use of any specific curriculum from the approved listing below.​

    ​Comprehensive Curriculum - Infant Toddler

    Year A​​pprovedCurriculumActiveOffers Training
    20224BELS Living Education SeriesActiveOffers Training
    2023Carol's Affordable Curriculum – Baby BearActive
    2023Carol's Affordable Curriculum – Tiny TotsActive
    2018Circle of Education® - peaPOD™
    		ActiveOffers Training
    2018Early Learning SuccessActiveOffers Training
    2015Experience Early Learning, home of Mother Goose TimeActiveOffers Training
    2017Frog Street Press, Inc. - Infant/ToddlerActiveOffers Training
    2022FunnydafferActiveOffers Training
    2015Funshine® Express – ButtercupsActiveOffers Training
    2016Gee Whiz Education™ActiveOffers Training
    2015HighScope
    		ActiveOffers Training
    2016Kaplan - Connect4LearningActiveOffers Training
    2015Kaplan - Learn Every DayActiveOffers Training
    2022Learning Beyond PaperActiveOffers Training
    ​2024​​Lil Dreamers Dream BigActive​Offers Training
    2022

    		Second Step​
    		ActiveOffers Training​
    ​​2015

    		​Teaching Strategies® - Creative Curriculum for Infants, Toddlers and Twos, 3rd Edition​​
    		​Active
    		​Offers Training​

    Comprehensive Curriculum - Prekindergarten

    Year ApprovedCurriculum​​​ActiveOffers Training
    20224BELS Living Education SeriesActiveOffers Training
    2019Benchmark Education Company PreK - Ready to AdvanceActiveOffers Training
    2020Blueprint for Early LearningActiveOffers Training
    2023Carol's Affordable Curriculum – Jumping KangarooActive
    2018Circle of Education® - EduPod Pre-KindergartenActiveOffers Training
    2016Curiosity CornerActiveOffers Training
    2018Early Learning SuccessActiveOffers Training
    2015Experience Early Learning, home of Mother Goose TimeActiveOffers Training
    2021Frog Street Press, Inc. - 2020ActiveOffers Training
    2015Frog Street Press, Inc. - DIG - Develop. Inspire. Grow.™ActiveOffers Training
    2019Frog Street Press, Inc. – Excel Pre-KActiveOffers Training
    2019
    		Frog Street Press, Inc. - Frog Street Pre-K/ThreesActiveOffers Training
    2019Frog Street Press, Inc. - Frog Street Pre-K/FoursActiveOffers Training
    2022FunnydafferActiveOffers Training
    2015Funshine® Express – FirefliesActiveOffers Training
    2016Gee Whiz Education™ActiveOffers Training
    2021Get Set for School by Learning Without TearsActiveOffers Training
    2015HighScopeActiveOffers Training
    2015Investigator Club®ActiveOffers Training
    2016Kaplan - Connect4Learning - PrekindergartenActiveOffers Training
    2015Kaplan - Learn Every DayActiveOffers Training
    2020Kaplan - Learn Every Day Preschool Curriculum, 2nd EditionActiveOffers Training
    2022Learning Beyond PaperActiveOffers Training
    ​2024​Lil Dreamers Dream BigActiveOffers Training
    2017

    		McGraw Hill - World of WondersActiveOffers Training
    2022Scholastic - On My WayActiveOffers Training
    2022Starfall Education – Starfall PreK, 2nd EditionActiveOffers Training
    2022Scholastic - On My WayActiveOffers Training
    2022Starfall Education – Starfall PreK, 2nd EditionActiveOffers Training
    2022Scholastic - On My WayActiveOffers Training
    2022Starfall Education – Starfall PreK, 2nd EditionActiveOffers Training
    ​2024
    		​Teach​ing Strategies® - The Creative Curriculum for Pre-K (Estimated to be Available May 2024) 
    		​Active
    		​Offers Training
    ​2015
    		​Teaching St​​​rategies® - Creative Curriculum for Preschool, 5th Edition 
    		​Active
    		​Offers Training
    ​2023
    		​Teac​​hing Strategies® - Creative Curriculum for Preschool, 6​th Edition 
    		​Active
    		​Offers Training
    ​2023
    		​Teaching Strat​​egies: The Creative Curriculum® for Preschool, Guided Edition 
    		​Active
    		​Offers Training​
    ​2021
    		​Three ​​Cheers for Pre-K ​
    		​Active
    		​Offers Training
    2015

    		Tools of the Mind
    		ActiveOffers Training

    Domain Specific Coverage – Age Group Noted

    Year ApprovedCurriculum​​ActiveOffers Training
    2017Carrie Flower – Social and Emotional Development (Pre-Kindergarten)ActiveOffers Training
    2015GrapeSEED - Language and Literacy (Pre-Kindergarten)ActiveOffers Training
    2015I Can Problem Solve - Approaches to Learning through Play, Language and Literacy and Social and Emotional (Pre-Kindergarten)ActiveOffers Training
    2015Investigator Club® - all domains BUT Social Studies (Infant Toddler)ActiveOffers Training
    2018ORIGO Stepping Stones - Math (Pre-Kindergarten)ActiveOffers Training
    2020ScienceStart – Science (Pre-Kindergarten)ActiveOffers Training

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