Continuity in Early Childhood to the School Years is Essential

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March/April 2001 | NW REPORT

Continuity From
Early Childhood
to the School Years Is Essential

Creating productive links between early childhood programs and elementary school can enhance the transition to the school years for young children and their families. These connections should exist at the beginning of a child's life and continue throughout early childhood, according to a publication released by the U.S. Department of Education with contributions from NWREL's Child and Family Program.

Book: Continuity in Early Childhood - A Framework for Home, School and Community Linkages

A new edition of Continuity in Early Childhood: A Framework for Home, School, and Community Linkages, along with a new trainer's guide and CD-ROM of transparencies, aims to support the work of home, school, and community partners to improve continuity and transition in early childhood. Drawing on a study of research, past national efforts, and examples of effective programs and practices developed in communities around the country, the 10 Regional Educational Laboratories created this framework for providers of early childhood care, education, health care, and social services. The framework aims to help providers collaboratively develop plans and strategies for creating continuity in the lives of young children.

The framework consists of eight major elements:

Families as partners

Shared leadership

Comprehensive and responsive services

Culture and home language

Communication

Knowledge and skill development

Appropriate care and education

Evaluation of partnership success

The framework materials are the result of three years of collaboration among the nation's Regional Educational Laboratories; the Office of Educational Research and Improvement, U.S. Department of Education; and the Administration of Children, Youth, and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Continuity in Early Childhood: A Framework for Home, School, and Community Linkages includes the Frameworks book, a trainer's guide, and a CD-ROM of transparencies. An online version of the book is available in Portable Document Format (PDF) at www.sedl.org/prep/hsclinkages.pdf.

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