An Integrated Stage-Based Framework for Implementation of Early Childhood Programs and Systems
This research brief introduces a framework suggesting that implementation happens in four stages with three common core elements existing across each of the stages. The brief defines the common elements, demonstrates their basis in previous syntheses of the implementation science literature, and describes the way the elements function at each stage of implementation.
Authors: Allison Metz, Sandra F. Naoom, Tamara Halle, and Leah Bartley
Publication Date: Current as of April 2019
Publisher: Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, Administration for Children and Families,
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Arizona Early Intervention Program Policy Manual
These revised policies are intended for ADES/AzEIP personnel, AzEIP service providing agencies including all employees, contractors, subcontractors, and volunteers and designates the Arizona Early Intervention Program (AzEIP) to carry out the functions and activities of administering the Part C system.
Publication Date: April 2022
Publisher: Department of Economic Security
Arizona Early Intervention Program Procedure Manual
These revised procedures are intended for ADES/AzEIP personnel, AzEIP service providing agencies including all employees, contractors, subcontractors, and volunteers. It covers a general overview, general supervision, early intervention services, transition, financial matters, comprehensive system of personnel development, and procedural safeguards.
Publication Date: April 2022
Publisher: Department of Economic Security
Arizona Early Learning Standards
These Standards provide a framework for the planning of quality learning experiences for all children three to five years of age. The standards cover a broad range of skill development and provide a useful instructional foundation for children from diverse backgrounds and with diverse abilities.
Publication Date: May 2018
Publisher: Arizona Department of Education
Arizona’s School Readiness Framework
This framework encourages collaboration between services and the numerous parts of the early childhood system. It reflects the purpose of identifying readiness and builds on the state’s efforts to establish a system in which all children have access to quality experiences leading to school success.
Publication Date: 2015
Publisher: Arizona Department of Education
DEC Recommended Practices
The practices were developed to provide guidance to practitioners and families about the most effective ways to improve the learning outcomes and promote the development of young children, birth through five years of age, who have or are at-risk for developmental delays or disabilities. This document bridges the gap between research and practice by highlighting those practices that have been shown to result in better outcomes for young children with disabilities, their families, and the
personnel who serve them.
Publication Date: April 2014
Publisher: Division for Early Childhood, Council for Exceptional Children
ECQUIP Early Childhood Quality Improvement Practices Standards and Rubric for Program Assessment
ECQUIP is a guide for programs when planning for continuous quality improvement. It provides a framework for implementing quality practices. ADE outlines guidance for conducting an ECQUIP process, but the design of each program's ECQUIP self-assessment is left to the local administration, based on local needs.
Publication Date: January 2017
Publisher: Arizona Department of Education, Early Childhood Education
Program Guidelines for High Quality Early Education: Birth through Kindergarten
These guidelines are a set of recommended practices for programs to use as they strive for excellence in the care and education of young children throughout Arizona. It is intended to provide guidance by delineating quality and providing a set of indicators that concretely describe what a program will look like when providing high quality early care and education for children birth through age six.
Publication Date: October 2024
Publisher: Arizona Department of Education
The Assessment Continuum Guide for Pre-K through Third Grade in Arizona
This guidance document was developed to promote best practices for this kind of beneficial assessment process in an early childhood setting. The recommendations are for components of a comprehensive assessment system that utilizes a robust continuum of tools and resources.
Publication Date: Revised 2016
Publisher: Arizona Department of Education