The program recognizes the children’s different needs, learning styles, capacities, interests, and backgrounds. The program uses developmentally, culturally linguistically appropriate teaching approaches that enhance each child’s development and learning.

Nutrition and the health of the children are promoted to protect them from injury and illness.

Collaborative relationships are established and maintained with parents to foster the child’s development and support optimal development. These relationships need to be based on mutual trust and respect to encourage families to fully participate in the program.

Indoor and outdoor environments are safe, properly organized, and maintained to facilitate the children’s development.

The program has effective systems, policies, and procedures to support stable staff. Strong fiscal, personnel, and program management skills are supported so children, families, and staff members have high - quality experience.

The program establishes relationships with and utilizes community resources such as parks, museums, libraries, and zoos to support the achievement of program goals.

The program promotes learning and development in language, cognition, social, emotional, and physical development.

The program is informed by ongoing systematic formal and informal developmentally appropriate assessment approaches.

Teaching staff have specialized knowledge, educational qualifications, and progression commitment needed to promote the children’s development and learning.