​Learning Standards for Early Childhood

Infant/Toddler; Pre-Kindergarten; Kindergarten; Grade 1 and Grade 2

Pennsylvania's Learning Standards for Early Childhood are research-based according to age and development, and form the foundation for curriculum, assessment, instruction and intervention within early care and education programs.

The 2009 Infant, Toddler and Pre-Kindergarten and the 2007 Kindergarten, Grades 1 and 2 Standards were revised to reflect current research-based content and integration, and to align with the Pennsylvania Core Standards. The 2014 Pre-Kindergarten and 2016 Kindergarten, Grade 1 and Grade 2 standards mirror the standards found on the Standards Aligned System (SAS) in the learning domains of English Language Arts, Mathematics, Science (including Environment and Ecology), Social Studies, and Social and Emotional Development. Refinements also have been made to: Partnerships for Learning (Family Engagement); Approaches to Learning Through Play; Creative Thinking and Expression; and Health, Wellness and Physical Development.

• Learning Standards for Early Childhood can be purchased (Kindergarten,​ Grade 1 and 2 available Summer 2016)

For more information, please contact Maryanne Olley at molley@pa.gov or 717.214.8434.

• Standards - Infants and Toddlers 2014 (PDF)
• Standards - Pre-Kindergarten 2014 (PDF)
• For purchase of the 2014 Learning Standards for Early Childhood in booklet format.
• Continuum 2014 (PDF)
• Standards - Kindergarten 2016 (PDF)
• Standards - Kindergarten (Black & White) (PDF)
• Standards - Kindergarten (Spanish) (PDF)
• Standards - First Grade 2016 (PDF)
• Standards - Second Grade 2016 (PDF)

Early Learning Standards Posters

Early Learning Standards Posters Are Now Available for Purchase

Posters that accompany the Learning Standards for Early Childhood are no longer available for purchase but can be downloaded and printed using the links provided below.

• Approaches To Learning Through Play (PDF)
• Creative Thinking and Expression - Communicating Through the Arts (PDF)
• Standards - Health and Wellness (PDF)
• Language and Literacy (PDF)
• Mathematical Thinking (PDF)
• Scientific Thinking (PDF)
• Social Studies (PDF)
• Social and Emotional (PDF)
• Part​nerships (PDF)