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School Age Core Competencies for Children ages five through twelve

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Core Competencies

updated 1/18/06

The Minnesota Core Competencies

For Early Childhood Education and Care Practitioners who work with children birth through age eight and their families. 

Print out the entire Core Competency document for children birth through eight, in black and white with simplifed formatting.

Core Competencies: Birth Through 8 (PDF: 356KB/35 pages)

Print out the entire Core Competency document in full color

Core Competencies 2006_web

Or look through the birth through eight core competencies by area or level:

Core Content Areas

Levels of Competency

  1. Child Growth and Development
  2. Learning Environment and Curriculum
  3. Assessment and Planning for Individual needs
  4. Interactions with Children
  5. Families and Communities
  6. Health, Safety and Nutrition
  7. Program Planning and Evaluation
  8. Professional Development and Leadership

Make life easy for yourself. Order your full-color, well formatted, printed copy of the Minnesota Core Competencies.  Orders of 0-25 copies are free if you pick them up.  There is a $2.00 per copy handling fee if we mail them to you, plus actual shipping charges.  The booklet is easy to read, works without a computer, and includes handy check-off lists to help you assess your current skills.

Core Competencies Order Form

Send your check or PO, made out to MNAEYC, to:

Minnesota Professional Development Council
1821 University Avenue West
Suite 324-S
St. Paul, MN 55104
651-646-8689

Fax 651-636-9146

24 color pages clearly showing each content area and level, plus self-assessment tools.

 

E-mail us at professionaldevelopment@mnaeyc.org with your comments and questions about the Minnesota Core Competencies.

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