Curricula

The Creative Curriculum® for Family Child Care, 3^rd Edition provides daily resources for a family child care home that is responsive to the needs of children from birth to age 12. It includes opportunities for children to engage in meaningful learning experiences. The curriculum also offers teaching guides in four study topics. 

*This review of family child care curricula was completed in January 2020 and was based on information available at that time. We understand publishers are continuously making changes to their curricula and that changes made after the review date may not be reflected in this report. Please visit the publisher's website for up to date information on the curriculum.

Last Updated: February 9, 2020

Summary of Curriculum Review

• Promotes research-based teaching practices in all Head Start Learning Outcomes Framework (ELOF) domains
• Fully aligns with the ELOF domains and sub-domains
• Provides scaffolding strategies within activities to support children as they move through the developmental progressions
• Specifies developmentally appropriate learning goals and guidance on how to use them for the individualization of learning experiences based on children's strengths and needs
• Offers comprehensive guidance on ongoing child assessment
• Provides a range of strategies and resources to support parent and family engagement
• Offers comprehensive standardized training and materials to support implementation
• Gives specific guidance on how to support the development and learning of children who are dual language learners (DLLs)
• Provides adaptations for children with disabilities, suspected delays, or other special needs
• Provides guidance on how to integrate children's and families' cultures into the learning environment and learning experiences
• Offers specific guidance on planning for learning experiences based on the interest of individual children 

The Gee Whiz Curriculum for Family Child Care helps children learn through play and exploration. The curriculum includes two units per month with lesson plans for mixed-age groups and is available online. 

* This review of family child care curricula was completed in January 2020 and was based on information available at that time. We understand publishers are continuously making changes to their curricula and that changes made after the review date may not be reflected in this report. Please visit the publisher's website for up to date information on the curriculum.

Last Updated: February 9, 2020

Summary of Curriculum Review

• Promotes research-based teaching practices to support children's development and learning
• Moderately aligns with the Head Start Early Learning Outcomes Framework (ELOF) domains and sub-domains
• Provides guidance on learning goals for children's development and learning
• Provides limited guidance on learning environments and developmentally appropriate routines
• Lacks guidance on standardized or structured assessment instruments
• Promotes a range of strategies and resources to support parent and family engagement 
• Provides support for extending children's learning experiences and interactions 
• Lacks guidance on determining each child's developmental ability
• Includes prompts and open-ended questions to extend children's learning throughout activities
• Provides guidance on culturally responsive interactions with children and families
• Provides limited guidance on supporting linguistic responsiveness and children who are dual language learners (DLLs)
• Gives limited guidance to scaffold the development and learning of children with disabilities, suspected delays, or other special needs
• Offers limited guidance on planning for learning experiences based on the interest of individual children