Reassign Classrooms and Re-enroll Children in DRDP Online for Spring

For step by step instructions, we recommend viewing the Reassign Classes and Re-enroll Children tutorial (also available on the DRDP Resources YouTube channel).

Classroom Reassignment and Rating Periods

• Administrators assign existing classrooms to the new rating period.
• Go to the Setup Menu and select Teacher Assignment and Rating Periods.
• Select + (Add) Teacher Assignments and Rating Periods.
• In the pop-up window, under the Classroom dropdown field, select the name of the classroom you wish to reassign.
• Select the teacher of record from the Teacher of Record dropdown field and the new rating period you wish to assign the classroom to under the Rating Period dropdown field.
• Select Save.

Transfer or Re-enroll Children

• Children’s ratings must be locked in the previous rating period.
• Select the Manage Enrollment tab from the menu.
• Then select Search & Management Enrollment.
• Enter the rating period you are moving the children from and the classroom name.
• Then select Search to view children's names.
• Select the children's names to transfer or reenroll.
• Select Transfer or Re-enroll.
• The pop-up screen will ask for a classroom start date. (This is the date the child is enrolled in the new rating period, not the agency enrollment date.) The classroom start date must be within the rating period window (see Standard Rating Period Date Ranges 2024-2025).
• Select Transfer or Re-enroll.

Join a DRDP Online Webinar!

The DRDP Online team will host free webinars in April on reassigning classrooms and transferring or re-enrolling children in DRDP Online.

Exploring Plants

Young children love to explore living things, including plants. While exploring, caregivers using the Desired Results Developmental Profile (DRDP) measures can report and document their observations of individual and group children’s ongoing planting knowledge and skills' progress across the following relative domains:

Developmental Domain: Approaches to Learning–Self-Regulation (ATL-REG)

• ATL-REG 1: Attention Maintenance
• ATL-REG 4: Curiosity and Initiative in Learning

Developmental Domain: Cognition, Including Math and Science (COG)

• COG 9: Inquiry Through Observation and Investigation
• COG 10: Documentation and Communication of Inquiry
• COG 11: Knowledge of the Natural World

Developmental Domain: Language and Literacy Development (LLD)

• LLD 1: Understanding of Language (Receptive)
• LLD 2: Responsiveness to Language

Developmental Domain: Social and Emotional Development (SED)

• SED 3: Relationships and Social Interactions with Familiar Adults
• SED 4: Relationships and Social Interactions with Peers

Visit the Desired Results website/DRDP Instruments and Forms to locate age-level instruments and views or DRDP Measures-How Might It Look? for more DRDP measure examples.

The child is displaying an understanding and responsiveness to language (LLD 1 and 2), curiosity and initiative in learning (ATL-REG 4), inquiry through observation and investigation (COG 9), documentation and communication of inquiry, and knowledge of the natural world (COG 10 and 11).

The child is displaying attention maintenance (ATL-REG 1), curiosity and initiative in learning (ATL-REG 4), and inquiry through observation and investigation, including knowledge of the natural world (COG 9 and 10).

The child is displaying attention maintenance (ATL-REG 1), curiosity and initiative in learning (ATL-REG 4), and inquiry through observation and investigation, including knowledge of the natural world (COG 9 and 10).

CDSS Meal Quality Forums—Earn Professional Growth Hours

CDSS is offering eight Meal Quality (MQ) Forums in March and April for staff who prepare food for children. The forums highlight healthy meal planning, food purchasing, food preparation, culinary skills, recipe development, and kitchen safety. In-person and virtual MQ Forums offer 6.0 and 3.0 professional growth hours, respectively.

Request DRDP Training at Your Location



The California Department of Social Services (CDSS) is funding Desired Results Developmental Profile (DRDP) training for programs in underserved areas without a local DRDP trainer. This training opportunity is specifically geared towards licensed family child care homes, though it is also available to others, including center staff, based on availability. Both virtual and limited in-person training opportunities will be offered. 

Please complete and submit a training request form to apply for the training. WestEd will accept requests from all child care programs—including family child care, Resource and Referral agencies, Quality Counts California hubs, and other entities. WestEd will prioritize training based on the criteria above. 

For more information about the DRDP trainings, please visit the Desired Results for Children and Families website. If you have questions, please email desiredresults@wested.org.

In-Person and Online DRDP Trainings Funded by the CDSS

California Department of Social Services (CDSS) is funding free online and in-person training for teachers and administrators. Topics include:

• Desired Results Developmental Profile (DRDP)
• Meaningful Observation for the DRDP
• DRDP Online
• Planning with DRDP Data

For more information about DRDP training, please visit the Desired Results for Children and Families website. If you have questions, please email desiredresults@wested.org.

California Early Childhood Online (CECO)

CECO provides free training modules on multiple topics, including the new California Preschool/Transitional Kindergarten Learning Foundations (PTKLF) for Mathematics, Approaches to Learning, and Social and Emotional Development. Online professional development modules include the Desired Results Developmental Profile (DRDP), dual language learners, and Creating Equitable Early Learning Environments for Young Boys of Color.

Additional Resources

• All About Young Children invites families to explore their children's early development.
• California Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation (IECMHC) Network provides mental health consultation services and resources to early learning and care programs and providers.
• California Preschool Instructional Network (CPIN) offers professional learning opportunities in your area.
• DRDP Teacher Training is in-person or virtual, fee-for-service training for your program or agency.
• Making Access Possible (MAP) to Inclusion and Belonging provides resources about inclusive practices.
• Multilingual Learning Toolkit is an online hub for research-based key principles, instructional strategies, and associated free, practical, and easy-to-use resources geared toward educators who teach pre-K-3rd grade multilingual learners. 
• Sesame Workshop offers games, videos, and more.
• The Program for Infant-Toddler Care (PITC) offers infant and toddler care resources.

WestEd

Desired Results Training and Technical Assistance Project

333 North Lantana, Suite 277

Camarillo, CA 93010

Phone: (800) 770-6339 * Fax: (805) 383-9447 

desiredresults@wested.org