News & Updates

This issue highlights how DRDP reports can guide intentional, responsive planning aligned with the Preschool & TK Learning Foundations, along with upcoming professional development opportunities.

A checklist to guide educators through planning and conducting child-centered transition conversations when students move to new classrooms or programs. It provides a structured framework for gathering developmental information, facilitating collaborative discussions with families and receiving teachers, and ensuring continuity of support strategies.

A timeline guide for educators conducting DRDP assessments throughout the school year. It outlines five phases of the assessment process, helping assessors stay organized by specifying when to gather observations, collaborate with families and staff, submit data, and use results to support children's learning and development.

A collaborative tool for educators to design developmentally appropriate instruction, teaching strategies, and activities based on each child's current DRDP assessment levels. It helps teachers track children's progress, identify strengths and areas for growth, and plan targeted interventions and next steps to support individual learning needs.

A tool to gather parent and family input for the DRDP assessment. It provides families with concrete examples of developmental milestones and behaviors across five key domains, allowing them to share observations about their child's growth and development in familiar home settings, which assessors can then use to create a more complete and accurate picture of the child's abilities.

Updates on the upcoming DRDP launch, reassurance on continuing DRDP (2015), a Sneak Peek webinar announcement, Spring PD highlights, guidance from Dear SAGE, and a Care Corner reflection to start the year strong.

Thank you for the countless ways you’ve cared for children and families this year, through big transitions, tiny breakthroughs, and all the “ordinary” moments that make a difference.

Happy Holidays and a joyful season from our team to yours, Desired Results Access Project and CalBloom Early Learning EveryDay.

In Spring 2025, California 3-year-olds with speech language impairments and those with sensory differences (deaf, hard of hearing, or visually impaired) were on track in Language and Literacy at rates comparable to a nationally representative sample of all 3-year-olds.