This publication is dedicated to North Carolina’s early childhood professionals, teachers, and caregivers who nurture and support the development of many young children while their …

Oct 1, 2025 · The revised Foundations spans birth to age 5 and includes goals, developmental indicators, and strategies in five developmental domains:

Foundations for Families (DCDEE links available in English and Spanish) ** Foundations First Edition- Early Learning Standards for North Carolina Preschoolers and Strategies for Guiding …

The document, also referred to as Foundations and NC FELD, provides guidelines and strategies for early childhood educators to support the development and learning of infants, toddlers and …

NC Foundations for Early Learning and Development describes goals for all children's development and learning, no matter what type of child care program they may be enrolled in, …

Learning progressions were developed for each identified goal in four developmental domains, and show the steps through which children develop skills from birth to five years.

This document, North Carolina Foundations for Early Learning and Development (referred to as Foundations), serves as a shared vision for what we want for our state's children and answers …