School Readiness

The California Smokers’ Helpline and Center for Tobacco Cessationare pleased to offer a new online training, “Kids and Smoke Don’t Mix: A Tobacco Training for Child Care Providers and Preschool Teachers.”

“Kids and Smoke Don’t Mix” is a self-paced, FREE online training that takes approximately 45 minutes to complete. It is offered in English and Spanish.

The training was funded by First 5 California and is designed for participants in its CARES Plus program, which seeks to “increase the quality of early learning programs for children aged 0-5 and their families.” The training is required for all CARES Plus participants, but is also freely available to others.

In “Kids and Smoke Don’t Mix,” participants will:

•             Learn about secondhand and thirdhand smoke and their dangers

•             Learn how to protect children from tobacco smoke

•             Learn the importance of asking parents and caregivers not to smoke around kids

•             Become comfortable giving smokers and their family members information about resources to help them quit, including referral to the Helpline

The training can be accessed at the following links:

•             English: http://caresplustobacco.org

•             Spanish: http://caresplustobacco.org/espanol

Special thanks to CTCP for allowing use of the video, “Smoke-Free Cars With Kids.”

For more information, please contact Kirsten Hansen at k3hansen@ucsd.edu  or (858) 300-1032.

Created as companion volumes to the California Preschool Learning Foundations, the 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 individualize curriculum based on children’s knowledge, skills, needs and interests.

The frameworks were developed using an inclusive and deliberate input process, including statewide stakeholder meetings, public input sessions held throughout the state, public hearings and public comment. Input from the various review opportunities was considered and incorporated as appropriate.

California Preschool Curriculum Framework, Volume 1 (PDF; 9MB; 334pp.)
The California Preschool Curriculum Framework, Volume 1, is a companion to the California Preschool Learning Foundations, Volume 1, and presents strategies and information to enrich learning and development opportunities for all of California’s preschool children.
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The California Preschool Curriculum Framework, Volume 1, can be purchased from CDE Press by calling the toll-free number at 1-800-995-4099, or by ordering through the CDE Press Catalog Listings of Publications (Item Number 001682). The price of the publication is $21.95.

California Preschool Curriculum Framework, Volume 2
The California Preschool Curriculum Framework, Volume 2, including the domains for visual and performing arts, physical development, and health, is in development. It is currently expected that Volume 2 of the framework will be released together with the Preschool Learning Foundations, Volume 2, by fall 2011.

California Preschool Curriculum Framework, Volume 3
The California Preschool Curriculum Framework, Volume 3, including the domains for history/social science and science, is in development. It is currently expected that Volume 3 of the framework will be released by summer 2012.
Draft chapters of the California Preschool Curriculum Framework, Volume 3, including the domains for history/social science and science, were available for public review and comment through July 1, 2011. During the development of the Preschool Curriculum Framework, Volume 3, in response to stakeholder input, it was decided to remove the chapters on Family and Culture and on Integrated Learning, and include them in a stand-alone publication as a supplemental guide to the foundations and frameworks. This guide is in development and will be published and released at a later date.