Foundations Online Training Tool

Welcome to Foundations Online, an introduction to North Carolina's early learning standards for preschool children. Foundations Online is a free, web-based resource of the NC Department of Public Instuction, Office of Early Learning.

• Announcing the Foundations Online Training Tool!

• Foundations Online Training Tool by section

  • Acknowledgements, Introduction, Features, Scavenger Hunt
  • Module 1: Foundations Overview
  • Module 2: Learning Domains
  • Module 3: Approaches to Learning
  • Module 4: Emotional and Social Development
  • Module 5: Health and Physical Development
  • Module 6: Language Development and Communication
  • Module 7: Cognitive Development
  • Teaching Tools Compendium
  • Concluding Activity; User Survey; Obtaining a Certificate
  • Bibliography

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