NIEER State of Preschool 2009 Curriculum Data

Programs	Curriculum
State-approved comprehensive curricula for use in pre-K	State-approved subject-specific curricula for use in pre-K?
Alabama Pre-K Program	Creative Curriculum, HighScope, Montessori, Opening the World of Learning (OWL), Houghton Mifflin PRE-K, High Reach, PASSPORTS, The Investigator Club, DLM Early Childhood Express, Scholastic Early Childhood Curriculum	None
Alaska Pre-K Program	No Program	No Program
Arizona Pre-K Program	None	None
Arkansas Pre-K Program	Creative Curriculum, Curiosity Corner, High Reach, HighScope, Montessori, Reggio Emilia, Other Curricula	Yes
California Pre-K Program	None	None
Colorado Pre-K Program	None	None
Connecticut Pre-K Program	None	None
Delaware Pre-K Program	None	None
Florida Pre-K Program	Beyond Centers and Circle Time Curriculum -Prek Theme Series, Creative Curriculum, Curiosity Corner, DLM Early Childhood Express, Doors to Discovery, Early Literacy and Learning Model (ELLM) Plus, HighScope, Houghton Mifflin PRE-K, Florida Complete & Math Extension Bundle, InvestiGator Club Prek Learning System, Let's Begin with the Letter People, Literacy Express Comprehensive Curriculum, Opening the World of Learning (OWL), Ready Set Leap! Program, Saxon Early Learning, Scholastic Early Childhood Program, We Can!, Wright Skills/Growing with Mathematics!	None
Georgia Pre-K Program	Creative Curriculum, Curiosity Corner, High Reach, HighScope, Montessori, Other Curricula	Approved on a case-by-case basis; Used in conjunction with existing curricula
Hawaii Pre-K Program	No Program	No Program
Idaho Pre-K Program	No Program	No Program
Illinois Pre-K Program	None	None
Indiana Pre-K Program	No Program	No Program
Iowa Shared Visions	None	None
Iowa SVPP	None	None
Kansas At-Risk	None	None
Kansas Pre-K Pilot	None	None
Kentucky Pre-K Program	None	None
Louisiana 8(g)	None	None
Louisiana LA4	Creative Curriculum, HighScope, Montessori, Louisiana Department of Education Comprehensive Curriculum	Math, literacy, social, emotional, science, social studies, creative arts, health/physical
Louisiana NSECD	Creative Curriculum, Louisiana Department of Education Comprehensive Curriculum	Programs are required to follow the state standards
Maine Pre-K Program	None	None
Maryland Pre-K Program	Creative Curriculum, Houghton Mifflin PRE-K, Opening the World of Learning (OWL), Little Treasures, Core Knowledge Preschool Sequence	Personal and social development, reading/English language arts, social studies, math, and science
Massachusetts Pre-K Program	None	None
Michigan Pre-K Program	None	None
Minnesota Pre-K Program	None	None
Mississippi Pre-K Program	No Program	No Program
Missouri Pre-K Program	Creative Curriculum, HighScope, Project Construct	None
Montana Pre-K Program	No Program	No Program
Nebraska Pre-K Program	None	None
Nevada Pre-K Program	None	None
New Hampshire Pre-K Program	No Program	No Program
New Jersey Abbott	Bank Street, Creative Curriculum, Curiosity Corner, HighScope, Tools of the Mind	None
New Jersey ECPA	Bank Street, Creative Curriculum, Curiosity Corner, HighScope, Tools of the Mind	None
New Jersey ELLI	Bank Street, Creative Curriculum, Curiosity Corner, HighScope, Tools of the Mind	None
New Mexico Pre-K Program	Bank Street, Creative Curriculum, HighScope	None
New York Pre-K Program	None	None
North Carolina Pre-K Program	Bank Street, Creative Curriculum, HighScope, Montessori, Opening the World of Learning (OWL), Bright Beginnings	None
North Dakota Pre-K Program	No Program	No Program
Ohio ECE	None	None
Ohio ELI	None	None
Oklahoma Pre-K Program	None	None
Oregon Pre-K Program	None	None
Pennsylvania EABG	Creative Curriculum, Curiosity Corner, HighScope, Other Curricula	Yes
Pennsylvania HSSAP	None	None
Pennsylvania K4 & SBPK	None	None
Pennsylvania Pre-K Counts	None	Curriculum must be aligned with early childhood standards
Rhode Island Pre-K Program	No Program	No Program
South Carolina 4K	Creative Curriculum, HighScope, Montessori	None
South Carolina CDEPP	Creative Curriculum, HighScope, Montessori	OWL
South Dakota Pre-K Program	No Program	No Program
Tennessee Pre-K Program	Creative Curriculum, High Reach, HighScope, Beyond Centers and Circle Time, Core Knowledge, DLM Early Childhood Express, Harcourt, Houghton Mifflin PRE-K, Hawaii Early Learning Profile, Letter People, McMillan McGraw Hill, Opening the World of Learning (OWL), Scholastic	Yes
Texas Pre-K Program	None	None
Utah Pre-K Program	No Program	No Program
Vermont Act 62	None	None
Vermont EEI	None	None
Virginia Pre-K Program	None	None
Washington Pre-K Program	None	None
West Virginia Pre-K Program	Creative Curriculum, HighScope	None
Wisconsin 4K	None	None
Wisconsin HdSt	None	(None?) The program follows federal Head Start requirements
Wyoming Pre-K Program	No Program	no Program

Programs

Curriculum

State-approved comprehensive curricula for use in pre-K

State-approved subject-specific curricula for use in pre-K?

Alabama Pre-K Program

Creative Curriculum, HighScope, Montessori, Opening the World of Learning (OWL), Houghton Mifflin PRE-K, High Reach, PASSPORTS, The Investigator Club, DLM Early Childhood Express, Scholastic Early Childhood Curriculum

None

Alaska Pre-K Program

No Program

Arizona Pre-K Program

None

Arkansas Pre-K Program

Creative Curriculum, Curiosity Corner, High Reach, HighScope, Montessori, Reggio Emilia, Other Curricula

Yes

California Pre-K Program

None

Colorado Pre-K Program

None

Connecticut Pre-K Program

None

Delaware Pre-K Program

None

Florida Pre-K Program

Beyond Centers and Circle Time Curriculum -Prek Theme Series, Creative Curriculum, Curiosity Corner, DLM Early Childhood Express, Doors to Discovery, Early Literacy and Learning Model (ELLM) Plus, HighScope, Houghton Mifflin PRE-K, Florida Complete & Math Extension Bundle, InvestiGator Club Prek Learning System, Let's Begin with the Letter People, Literacy Express Comprehensive Curriculum, Opening the World of Learning (OWL), Ready Set Leap! Program, Saxon Early Learning, Scholastic Early Childhood Program, We Can!, Wright Skills/Growing with Mathematics!

None

Georgia Pre-K Program

Creative Curriculum, Curiosity Corner, High Reach, HighScope, Montessori, Other Curricula

Approved on a case-by-case basis; Used in conjunction with existing curricula

Hawaii Pre-K Program

No Program

Idaho Pre-K Program

No Program

Illinois Pre-K Program

None

Indiana Pre-K Program

No Program

Iowa Shared Visions

None

Iowa SVPP

None

Kansas At-Risk

None

Kansas Pre-K Pilot

None

Kentucky Pre-K Program

None

Louisiana 8(g)

None

Louisiana LA4

Creative Curriculum, HighScope, Montessori, Louisiana Department of Education Comprehensive Curriculum

Math, literacy, social, emotional, science, social studies, creative arts, health/physical

Louisiana NSECD

Creative Curriculum, Louisiana Department of Education Comprehensive Curriculum

Programs are required to follow the state standards

Maine Pre-K Program

None

Maryland Pre-K Program

Creative Curriculum, Houghton Mifflin PRE-K, Opening the World of Learning (OWL), Little Treasures, Core Knowledge Preschool Sequence

Personal and social development, reading/English language arts, social studies, math, and science

Massachusetts Pre-K Program

None

Michigan Pre-K Program

None

Minnesota Pre-K Program

None

Mississippi Pre-K Program

No Program

Missouri Pre-K Program

Creative Curriculum, HighScope, Project Construct

None

Montana Pre-K Program

No Program

Nebraska Pre-K Program

None

Nevada Pre-K Program

None

New Hampshire Pre-K Program

No Program

New Jersey Abbott

Bank Street, Creative Curriculum, Curiosity Corner, HighScope, Tools of the Mind

None

New Jersey ECPA

Bank Street, Creative Curriculum, Curiosity Corner, HighScope, Tools of the Mind

None

New Jersey ELLI

Bank Street, Creative Curriculum, Curiosity Corner, HighScope, Tools of the Mind

None

New Mexico Pre-K Program

Bank Street, Creative Curriculum, HighScope

None

New York Pre-K Program

None

North Carolina Pre-K Program

Bank Street, Creative Curriculum, HighScope, Montessori, Opening the World of Learning (OWL), Bright Beginnings

None

North Dakota Pre-K Program

No Program

Ohio ECE

None

Ohio ELI

None

Oklahoma Pre-K Program

None

Oregon Pre-K Program

None

Pennsylvania EABG

Creative Curriculum, Curiosity Corner, HighScope, Other Curricula

Yes

Pennsylvania HSSAP

None

Pennsylvania K4 & SBPK

None

Pennsylvania Pre-K Counts

None

Curriculum must be aligned with early childhood standards

Rhode Island Pre-K Program

No Program

South Carolina 4K

Creative Curriculum, HighScope, Montessori

None

South Carolina CDEPP

Creative Curriculum, HighScope, Montessori

OWL

South Dakota Pre-K Program

No Program

Tennessee Pre-K Program

Creative Curriculum, High Reach, HighScope, Beyond Centers and Circle Time, Core Knowledge, DLM Early Childhood Express, Harcourt, Houghton Mifflin PRE-K, Hawaii Early Learning Profile, Letter People, McMillan McGraw Hill, Opening the World of Learning (OWL), Scholastic

Yes

Texas Pre-K Program

None

Utah Pre-K Program

No Program

Vermont Act 62

None

Vermont EEI

None

Virginia Pre-K Program

None

Washington Pre-K Program

None

West Virginia Pre-K Program

Creative Curriculum, HighScope

None

Wisconsin 4K

None

Wisconsin HdSt

None

(None?) The program follows federal Head Start requirements

Wyoming Pre-K Program

No Program

no Program

When using these data, please use the following citation:
Barnett, W. S., Epstein, D. J., Friedman, A. H., Sansanelli, R. A., & Hustedt, J. T. (2009) The state of preschool 2009: State preschool yearbook. New Brunswick, NJ: National Institute for Early Education Research, Rutgers University.

For a complete version of these data containing footnotes, view the Appendix A PDF file (600KB PDF).

The following 12 states had no Pre-K programs in the 2008-2009 school year: Alaska, Hawaii, Idaho, Indiana, Mississippi, Montana, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah and Wyoming.