Early Learning

Children develop many key concepts and skills between the ages of birth and age five that are critical to building a solid foundation for learning. The State Board of Education adopted Ohio’s Early Learning and Development Standards to help ensure young children get a strong start in school across five domains:

• Social and emotional development
• Physical well-being and motor development
• Approaches toward learning
• Language and literacy development
• Cognition and general knowledge

As a part of the Statewide System of Support, State Support Teams work closely with the Ohio Department of Education & Workforce to provide training, resources, and technical assistance to schools and districts as they strive to ensure that each child has access to a high-quality education. The documents, policies, and laws shared here provide the foundation to this work.

Links:

• Early Learning and Development Standards
• Each Child Means Each Child
• Ohio Improvement Process
• Preschool Licensing
  
• Step Up to Quality Guidance
• Overview of Preschool Special Education Rule 3301-51-11

Links

• Ohio Department of Education: Early Learning and School Readiness
• YWCA Child Care Resource and Referral
• OCALI

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