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Early Learning Standards: Ages 3-5
The purpose of the Utah Early Learning Standards is to help preschool programs and parents make informed decisions regarding developmentally appropriate practice and progression across academic content areas in order to help prepare children for kindergarten.
Professional Development
The Utah State Board of Education, University of Washington and Utah Department of Workforce Services Office of Childcare in partnership with UEN’s Preschool Path are offering online courses to better meet the needs of those Utah early child educators.
Are free and designed by Utah educators to bring fresh ideas into your classroom. Course credit can be used to renew your license or earn lane change.
The Utah State Board of Education, in collaboration with the Utah Education Network (UEN), has created an e-mail list for all preschool professionals across the state. Subscribe by clicking on the Preschool Professionals tab, to stay up to date on preschool happenings and professional development opportunities.
In the UEN PD newsletter you will find information about UEN resources, courses, and events as well as statewide and national resources to help support your work in your classroom.
USBE has created 10 self paced CANVAS courses to assist teachers in learning the new standards. Get a deeper understanding of the new early learning standards and how to use them in the classroom. View flyer for more information.
Children’s Center Utah is offers webinars focused on Infant/Early Childhood Mental Health (IECMH) topics. These webinars are offered at no cost to providers seeking to learn about IECMH.
Early childhood professionals from Utah and surrounding areas gather every year to explore new ideas for creating communities where every child's potential is realized.
Early EdU provides online college-level courses to early childhood educators throughout Utah. Each three-credit class costs participants less than $75.* Transcripts are provided by Southern Utah University upon successful completion of a course.
TEACH is a research based comprehensive strategy to educate & retain early childhood practitioners, positively impacting outcomes for the children in their care.
Cultivate Learning is a University of Washington program committed to advancing the fields of early childhood education and expand learning opportunities through expertise and resources that bridge theory and practice.
Circle Time Magazine is a dynamic professional development web series and magazine for early childhood educators, parents, and providers that seeks to make Cultivate Learning's research accessible, friendly, and fun.
Meaningful Makeover videos offer tips, visuals, and inexpensive solutions. Watch these educational environment experts as they team up with educators to dynamically make over early learning spaces.
Utah Professional Development Program for the State Licensed Early Childhood Educator.
NAEYC's online learning modules are created with early childhood educators in mind. Our catalogue of modules includes a variety of topics, each designed to provide practical tips and strategies you can bring to the classroom.
The Early Learning Project at Envision Utah connectes Utah families and caregivers to brain development resources that turn everyday moments into better brain-building moments together.
PEEP offers professional development for preschool educators on many different topics.
The Virtual Lab School empowers professionals as they build their knowledge and skills around research-based practices in child and youth care and development.
WeAreTeachers offers inspiration for your lessons and loads of professional development resources for educators. Our mission is to promote innovation in education through collaboration and connection to the most effective classroom resources.
The Fred Rogers Center for early learning and children’s media at Saint Vincent College.
Project Learning Tree (PLT) is an award winning, multi-disciplinary environmental education curriculum program geared for non-formal and preK-12 educators.
Discover new opportunities to enhance your teaching skills and advance your career.
Weekly free online early childhood education professional development.
Professional Organizations and Government Agencies
Division for Early Childhood a division of the Council for Exceptional Children to your professional organizations on the preschool professionals resource site.
NAEYC is a professional membership organization that works to promote high-quality early learning for all young children by connecting early childhood practice, policy, and research.
A national multimedia project offering information and resources on how young kids learn to read, why so many struggle, and how caring adults can help.
The Utah Association for the Education of Young Children is a professional organization supporting early childhood professionals in Utah.
The UPCCA is a nonprofit professional collaboration of those who own and operate licensed child care centers throughout the state of Utah.
An organization, linking Head Start programs in Utah. Resources available from members, consisting of a parent, friend, director, and staff from each agency.
Find the latest information about ED's work in supporting our nation's youngest learners.
Explore what happening with early childhood research across the country and even across the globe!
The National Education Association, NEA, research on early childhood education.
Head Start support children's growth from birth to age 5 through services that support early learning and development, health, and family well-being.
Resources for childcare providers from networking and licensing to professional development.
Developmental Screenings
Knowing the developmental milestones children go through makes parenting easier. Knowing is as easy as doing a free developmental screening.
Complete the ASQ online or on paper and a Help Me Grow team member will contact you with the results, help answer your questions, and connect you to community resources.