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California Preschool Instructional Network
The California Preschool Instructional Network (CPIN) is funded by the California Department of Social Services, Child Care and Development Division and has provided high-quality professional learning, technical assistance, and support to California’s preschool program administrators and teachers through its statewide network since 2004. CPIN promotes promising practices in early learning, family engagement, and equity through regional communities of practice and professional learning sessions. These practices emphasize a whole-child approach.
CPIN Region 1 Lead
CPIN Region 1 | North Coast
CPIN Region 1 provides professional learning and technical support to Del Norte, Humboldt, Mendocino, Lake, and Sonoma counties.
CPIN professional learning sessions, which are grounded in the California Foundations and Frameworks, are offered regionally at no cost to participants. Sessions are offered via ZOOM and in-person, and include single topics, series, and Community of Practices. Select topics are offered in Spanish as well. Fee for service sessions are available for specific program requests.
For more information about CPIN State, click here.
California Preschool Learning Foundations
The California Preschool Learning Foundations outline key knowledge and skills that most children can achieve when provided with the kinds of interactions, instruction, and environments that research has shown to promote early learning and development.
The foundations can provide early childhood educators, parents, and the public with a clear understanding of the wide range of knowledge and skills that preschool children typically attain when given the benefits of a high-quality preschool program
California Preschool Curriculum Frameworks
California Preschool Curriculum Frameworks present strategies for early childhood educators that enrich learning and development opportunities for all of California’s preschool children.
The California Preschool Curriculum Frameworks include ideas for how to intentionally integrate learning into children’s play; implement child-directed and teacher-guided activities; plan environments, interactions, routines, and materials that engage children in learning; and individualized curriculum based on children’s knowledge, skills, needs and interests.
CDE Early Education Division Publications
The California Department of Education has valuable early learning resources which include:
- The Alignment of the California Preschool Learning Foundations with Key Early Education Resources, Second Edition
- Creating Equitable Early Learning Environments for Young Boys of Color: Disrupting Disproportionate Outcomes – NEW
- Best Practices for Planning Curriculum for Young Children
- Early Childhood Education (ECE) Competencies