NC Child Care Commission Approved Early Childhood Four-Year-Old Curricula 2018
PRESCHOOL CURRICULA
Balanced Learning
Primrose Schools® Franchising Company, 2016
Approved for use in Primrose Schools® early childhood programs.
Big Day for Pre-K
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2015
www.hmhco.com
Approved with the stipulation that programs not implement the letter of the week and teach literacy in the context of play and children’s everyday experiences.
Connect4Learning
Kaplan Early Learning Company, 2016
www.kaplanco.com
Curiosity Corner, 2d Edition
Success for All Foundation, 2014
www.successforall.org
Early Foundations
Knowledge Universe Education LLC, 2013
Approved for use in Kindercare early childhood programs.
Fireflies
Funshine Express, Published monthly
Frog Street Pre-K
Frog Street Press, Inc., 2013
www.frogstreet.com
Galileo Pre-K Online
Assessment Technology, Inc., 2016
www.ati-online.com
GEE Whiz
GEE Whiz Education, 2015
Approved for use in Family Child Care Homes.
High Reach Learning Pre-K
Communicorp, Inc., 2010
Approved for use in Child Care Network early childhood programs.
High/Scope Preschool Curriculum, High/Scope Press, 2002-2016,https://highscope.org/
L.E.A.P. ®, Learning Experience Academic Program®
The Learning Experience®, copyright 2007-present
www.thelearningexperience.com / Learn Every Day®: The Preschool Curriculum, 2nd Ed. (kaplanco.com)
Approved for use in The Learning Experience early childhood programs.
Learn Every Day: The Preschool Curriculum
Kaplan Early Learning Company, 2012
http://learneverydayabout.com/
Life Essentials: Ready, Set, Go
Essential Brands, Inc., 2015
Approved for use in Kiddie Academy early childhood programs with the stipulation that programs not implement the letter of the week and teach literacy and math in the context of play and children’s everyday experiences.
Mother Goose Time Preschool Curriculum
Experience Early Learning™, Published annually
https://www.mothergoosetime.com/
Passports
Communicorp, Inc., 2010
Approved for use in Child Care Network early childhood programs.
Starfall
Starfall Education Foundation, 2013.
https://store.starfall.com/learn-more-prek-curriculum
The Creative Curriculum® for Preschool, 6th Edition
Teaching Strategies, Inc., 2016
https://teachingstrategies.com/
The Creative Curriculum® for Family Child Care, 3d edition, Volume 1, 2 & 3
Teaching Strategies, Inc., 2017
Approved for use in Family Child Care Homes.
The Investigator Club Prekindergarten Learning System, NC Edition
Robert Leslie Publishing, 2017
investigatorclub.com
The World at Their Fingertips
Bright Horizons Family Solutions, 2011-2016
Approved for use in Bright Horizons Family Solutions early childhood programs.
Tools of the Mind, 7th Edition
Metropolitan State College of Denver, 2012
www.toolsofthemind.org
Young Achievers
The Children’s Courtyard, 2016
Approved for use in The Children’s Courtyard early childhood programs.
Both Centers and Family Child Care Homes may use any of the curricula on the above list, except when a stipulation indicates otherwise.
This list does not constitute an endorsement of any program using an approved curriculum.
Updated 2/2018
*Below is a list of curricula which may still be used by providers currently using the curriculum to meet rule requirements. New programs, and programs purchasing a new curriculum may not use the below curricula.
PRESCHOOL CURRICULA
Assessment, Evaluation, and Programming Systems: Curriculum for Three to Six Years
Paul Brookes Publishing Co., Inc., 2002
Beyond Centers and Circle Time® Curriculum Pre-K Theme Series
Kaplan Early Learning Company, 2007
The Creative Curriculum® for Preschool, 4th Edition
Teaching Strategies, Inc., 2002
The Creative Curriculum® for Preschool, 5th Edition
Teaching Strategies, Inc., 2010
The Creative Curriculum® System for Preschool
Teaching Strategies, Inc., 2010
The Empowered Child™, Childtime, 2d Edition
2007
Explorations with Young Children: A Curriculum Guide from the
Bank Street College of Education
Gryphon House, 1992
F.L.EX® Learning Program
Goddard Systems, Inc., 2012
High Reach Learning
High Reach Learning, Inc., 2009
High/Scope Preschool Curriculum
High/Scope Press, 2002
www.highscope.org
HighScope Preschool Curriculum
HighScope Press, 2012
Investigator Club Prekindergarten Learning System, NC Edition
Robert Leslie Publishing, 2007-2012
Journey on the Learning Care System®
LaPetite Academy®, 2011-2012
Kids R Kids
Kids ‘R’ Kids International, Inc., 2016
Approved for use in Kids ‘R’ Kids early childhood programs.
Links to Learning
Nobel Learning Preschool Curriculum, 2006
Links to Literacy
Kaplan Early Learning Company, 2005
Little Treasures
The Macmillan/McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., 2011
Opening the World of Learning™ (OWL)
Pearson Early Learning, 2005
Passports
HighReach Learning, Inc., 2007
Primrose
Primrose Schools, 2012
Read It Once Again
Read It Once Again, 2003-Present; Ongoing publishing.
Scholastic Big Day for Pre-K
Scholastic, Inc., 2009
Tools of the Mind, 6th Edition
Metropolitan State College of Denver, 2009-2011
Tutor Time LifeSmart™
2005
FAMILY CHILD CARE HOME CURRICULUM
The Creative Curriculum® for Family Child Care, 2d edition, Volume 1 and 2
Teaching Strategies, Inc., 2009