Look at Oklahoma's early childhood education programs.

              Oklahoma State Department of Education
Janet Barresi, State Superintendent of Public Instruction
www.sde.state.ok.us
A Look at
Oklahoma’s
Early
Childhood
Education
Programs
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
2011
Oklahoma State
Department of Education
www.sde.state.ok.us
 Pre-Kindergarten Standards
 Research and Information from
National Institute for Early Education
Research, (NIEER)
 Resources for administrators, teachers,
and parents of young children
Oklahoma State Department of Education
Superintendent Janet Barresi
State Superintendent
of Public Instruction
405-521-3301
Ms. Erin Gray Nation
Early Childhood
Education Coordinator
405-521-3346
Oklahoma Early Childhood Philosophy Statement
Oklahoma’s early childhood education programs encompass all areas of development:
intellectual, language, physical, and social; and provide appropriate challenges so that
children learn according to their individual growth patterns.
Oklahom a
named a
Nation al Mode l
by the National
Institute for Early
Education Research
(NIEER) It is the policy of the Oklahoma State Department of Education (OSDE) not to
discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age,
or disability in its programs or employment practices as required by Title VI
and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of
1972, and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Civil rights compliance
inquiries related to the OSDE may be directed to the Affirmative Action Officer,
Room 111, 2500 North Lincoln Boulevard, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73105-
4599, telephone number (405) 522-4930; or, the United States Department
of Education’s Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights. Inquiries or concerns
regarding compliance with Title IX by local school districts should be presented to the local school district Title IX coordinator.
This publication, printed by the State Department of Education Printing Services, is issued by the Oklahoma State
Department of Education as authorized by 70 O.S. § 3-104. Five hundred copies have been prepared at a cost of $210.
Copies have been deposited with the Publications Clearinghouse of the Oklahoma Department of Libraries. April 2011.
OKLAHOMA S TAT E DE PA RTME N T of E DUC AT ION
JANET BARRESI
S TAT E SUP E R INT ENDENT
o f P U B L I C I N S T RU C T I O N
GREAT SEAL OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA
1907
Reprint
Oklahoma State Department of Education
Janet Barresi, State Superintendent of Public Instruction
www.sde.state.ok.us
A Look at
Oklahoma’s
Early
Childhood
Education
Programs
––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––
2011
Oklahoma State
Department of Education
www.sde.state.ok.us
 Pre-Kindergarten Standards
 Research and Information from
National Institute for Early Education
Research, (NIEER)
 Resources for administrators, teachers,
and parents of young children
Oklahoma State Department of Education
Superintendent Janet Barresi
State Superintendent
of Public Instruction
405-521-3301
Ms. Erin Gray Nation
Early Childhood
Education Coordinator
405-521-3346
Oklahoma Early Childhood Philosophy Statement
Oklahoma’s early childhood education programs encompass all areas of development:
intellectual, language, physical, and social; and provide appropriate challenges so that
children learn according to their individual growth patterns.
Oklahom a
named a
Nation al Mode l
by the National
Institute for Early
Education Research
(NIEER) It is the policy of the Oklahoma State Department of Education (OSDE) not to
discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age,
or disability in its programs or employment practices as required by Title VI
and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title IX of the Education Amendments of
1972, and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973. Civil rights compliance
inquiries related to the OSDE may be directed to the Affirmative Action Officer,
Room 111, 2500 North Lincoln Boulevard, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73105-
4599, telephone number (405) 522-4930; or, the United States Department
of Education’s Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights. Inquiries or concerns
regarding compliance with Title IX by local school districts should be presented to the local school district Title IX coordinator.
This publication, printed by the State Department of Education Printing Services, is issued by the Oklahoma State
Department of Education as authorized by 70 O.S. § 3-104. Five hundred copies have been prepared at a cost of $210.
Copies have been deposited with the Publications Clearinghouse of the Oklahoma Department of Libraries. April 2011.
OKLAHOMA S TAT E DE PA RTME N T of E DUC AT ION
JANET BARRESI
S TAT E SUP E R INT ENDENT
o f P U B L I C I N S T RU C T I O N
GREAT SEAL OF THE STATE OF OKLAHOMA
1907
Reprint