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Iowa Quality Preschool Program Standards (IQPPS): Foundations

Learn about the program standards and criteria for high-quality preschool education in Iowa, including required criteria, continuous improvement, and implementation maintenance.

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Iowa Quality Preschool Program Standards (IQPPS): Foundations

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  1. Iowa Quality Preschool Program Standards (IQPPS): Foundations INTRODUCTION May2017

  2. Introduction • Why follow program standards? • To reinforce a continuum of quality early learning experiences. • Who is expected to follow program standards? • Preschool classrooms operating the Statewide Voluntary Preschool Programor providing Early Childhood Special Education services must follow a set of program standards.

  3. Introduction • What are the approved program standards? • The program standards approved by the Iowa Department of Education are: • National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) Program Standards and Accreditation Criteria; • Head Start Program Performance Standards; and, • Iowa Quality Preschool Program Standards and Criteria

  4. Other Important Information • What are the Iowa Quality Preschool Program Standards? • There are 10 Program Standards, adapted from NAEYC, which support the implementation of quality programming in early childhood classrooms. • How many criteria are there and where can the complete IQPPS be located? • The 132 criteria can be downloaded from the Early Childhood Standards webpage. • How do the current criteria compare with the original IQPPS? • See IQPPS Crosswalk Compare

  5. Continuous Improvement • It is the district’s responsibility to ensure maintenance of implementation of program standards and criteria adopted. • The district must ensure that all classrooms, including community partners, maintain implementation of program standards and criteria. • In addition, all classrooms should be involved in continuous improvement related to program standards and criteria. • New resources will be made available on the Iowa Department of Education Early Childhood Standards webpage.

  6. Required Criteria Required criteria are the hallmarks of a high quality program. • Address the health and safety of children and provide continuous support for meaningful learning • 21 required criteria are embedded within the 10 program standards It is the responsibility of districts to ensure ALL required criteria are always addressed and demonstrated. • All indicators for each required criteria must be addressed and demonstrated.

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