Common use of Early Childhood Education Clause in Contracts

Early Childhood Education. E-1 Early Childhood Education Service Delivery Contractors must use an early learning framework to plan developmentally appropriate early childhood education. This framework informs the environment, daily routine, curriculum, adult-child interactions, guidance, screening and referral, assessment and individualization, and parent-teacher conferences. Contractors must provide a minimum of 320 hours per year of direct early childhood education services, in no less than 30 weeks. During these hours, contractors must have:  A lead teacher present.  A second staff person who meets lead teacher or assistant teacher qualifications, if more than ten children are present.  Additional staff as necessary to ensure safety and an effective learning environment for all enrolled children.  A minimum 1:10 adult/child ratio.  No more than 20 children per class/group.  A minimum of 2.5 hours per class session. In wrap-around programs that offer full-day childcare with part-day ECEAP, contractors must specify which hours are ECEAP hours. All ECEAP Performance Standards must be in place during those hours. Naptime and daily transportation to and from the classroom do not count as part of the 320 early childhood education hours.

Early Childhood Education. E-1 Early Childhood Education Service Delivery Contractors must use an early learning framework to plan developmentally appropriate early childhood education. This framework informs the environment, daily routine, curriculum, adult-child interactions, guidance, screening and referral, assessment and individualization, and parent-teacher conferences. Contractors must provide a minimum of 320 hours per year of direct early childhood education services, in no less than 30 weeks. During these hours, contractors must have:  • A lead teacher present.  • A second staff person who meets lead teacher or assistant teacher qualifications, if more than ten children are present.  • Additional staff as necessary to ensure safety and an effective learning environment for all enrolled children.  • A minimum 1:10 adult/child ratio.  • No more than 20 children per class/group.  • A minimum of 2.5 hours per class session. In wrap-around programs that offer full-day childcare with part-day ECEAP, contractors must specify which hours are ECEAP hours. All ECEAP Performance Standards must be in place during those hours. Naptime and daily transportation to and from the classroom do not count as part of the 320 early childhood education hours.