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February 2010
White Paper
Responding to the Needs of Young Latino Children: State Efforts to Build Comprehensive Early Learning SystemsBy Erika Beltran*
INTRODUCTION †
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standards and to address issues of professional
policies
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SETTING THE CONTEXT: ECE FEDERAL POLICY LANDSCAPE
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Early Learning Challenge Fund
State Early Childhood Advisory Councils
Access to ECE by:
Quality of ECE by:
and career plan for early care and
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Quality Pathways Grants:
many states are approved for Quality
Development Grants
MEETING THE NEEDS OF LATINO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
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KEY FINDINGS: STATE PROGRESS TOWARD BUILDING RESPONSIVE EARLY LEARNING SYSTEMS
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ELL Inclusion in State Early Learning Standards
Most state early learning standards lack benchmarks for ELLs
Standards were developed with limited
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States lack the resources to develop more comprehensive early learning standards
English-‐only states struggle to develop
early learning standards that align with K–12 standards
Comprehensive Systems of Professional Development
Few states are responsive to the needs
build inclusive professional development and training systems
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Core competencies for educators have
design culturally competent professional development systems
Lack of state-‐level resources limits the
competent ECE providers
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States provide only limited ECE training in languages other than English
blurred the picture of states' ECE training needs
POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS
Early Learning Challenge Fund:
Policymakers
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Require states to develop early learning guidelines that take into account the
benchmarks related to English-‐language development
Require that states create pathways
their professional development plan
3221, include experts who can provide
development of early learning standards for ELLs
Provide technical assistance to states based
Early Learning Standards:
Councils
community to improve early learning standards
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Use Council workgroups to examine and
Professional Development:
Councils
Establish a strong infrastructure in states
diverse educators
the professional development of the ECE workforce
CONCLUSION
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Endnotes