California Education Code

§ 8971

EDC § 8971 Effective Jan 1, 2011Div. 1 · Title 1 · Part 6 · Ch. 8

Statute text

As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the following meanings:

(a)“Child development program” means a full-day or part-day comprehensive developmental program for children ages 0 to 14 years that is administered by the State Department of Education.

(b)“Early primary program” means an integrated, experiential, and developmentally appropriate educational program for children in preschool, kindergarten, and grades 1 to 3, inclusive, that incorporates various instructional strategies and authentic assessment practices, including educationally appropriate curricula, heterogeneous groupings, active learning activities, oral language development, small group instruction, peer interaction, use of concrete manipulative materials in the classroom, planned articulation among preschool, kindergarten, and primary grades, and parent involvement and education.

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 328, Sec. 35. (SB 1330) Effective January 1, 2011.