Early Childhood Stakeholders,
After nearly 10 months of collaboration with lead partners at Virginia Commonwealth University and diverse stakeholders and early childhood experts, the Virginia Department of Education is in the final stages of developing a new unified set of early learning and development standards for children ages birth to five. Once finalized, these standards will replace the Department of Social Services’ Milestones of Child Development and the Virginia Department of Education’s Foundation Blocks for Early Learning documents. Programs will be able to phase in the use of the updated birth-five standards, with expected use beginning in 2021-2022. This project is funded by the federal Preschool Development Grant, Birth to 5. Click here to review the final draft of the ELD Standards.
This final opportunity to provide feedback on the draft document, is focused on your assessment of how well the new standards reflect cultural competency, a commitment to inclusive practice and whether the document is pragmatic and accessible to various audiences. The public comment period is open from October 1-22. Click the link below to share your feedback on the final draft of the ELD Standards.
