Curriculum
Aligned Curricula
Step Up to Quality recommends curriculum tools that are evidence-based, aligned with the Nebraska Early Learning Guidelines, are developmentally appropriate and incorporate nutrition and/or physical activity for children.
The following curricula have been determined to be evidence-based/developmentally appropriate, aligned with the Nebraska Early Learning Guidelines, and/or incorporate nutrition and physical activity. Programs participating in Step Up to Quality that use a curricula that aligns with the Nebraska Early Learning Guidelines and/or incorporate nutrition and physical activity can earn points in Quality Standard 5 (see Rating Request Form for more information).
| Curriculum | Aligns with all Early Learning Guidelines | Incorporates nutrition & physical activity |
|---|---|---|
| All About Preschool Super Set | Yes | Yes |
| Animal Trackers (supplemental curriculum for gross motor skills) | No | Yes |
| Bank Street | Yes | No |
| Beautiful Beginnings | Yes | No |
| Buttercups Infant/Toddler | Yes | Yes |
| Core Knowledge | Yes | No |
| Creative Curriculum | Yes | Yes |
| Curiosity Corner | Yes | Yes |
| Early Foundations (Knowledge Universe programs) | Yes | Yes |
| Early Learning Matters (ELM) – Purdue University | Yes | Yes |
| Eat Play Grow (supplemental curriculum for nutrition, safety and health) | No | Yes |
| Experience Early Learning | Yes | Yes |
| Fireflies 3-5 | Yes | Yes |
| Frog Street | Yes | Yes |
| Funnydaffer | Yes | Yes |
| Gee Whiz | Yes | Yes |
| Grow It, Try It, Like It! (supplemental curriculum for nutrition) | No | Yes |
| High Scope | Yes | Yes |
| Innovations | Yes | No |
| Journey (Learning Care Group preschool programs) | Yes | Yes |
| Learn As We Grow (La Petite programs) | Yes | Yes |
| Learn Every Day | Yes | Yes |
| Learn from the Start (Learning Care Group infant/toddler programs) | Yes | Yes |
| Learning Beyond Paper | Yes | Yes |
| Lil Dreamers Dream Big | Yes | Yes |
| Lillio Learning for Infant and Toddler Classrooms | Yes | Yes |
| Lillio Learning for Preschool Classrooms | Yes | Yes |
| Links to Literacy 3-5 | Yes | Yes |
| Montessori | Yes | Yes |
| Mother Goose Time | Yes | No |
| Opening the World of Learning | Yes | Yes |
| Pinnacle Curriculum | Yes | Yes |
| Program for Infant/Toddler Care | Yes | Yes |
| SING.PLAY.LOVE. | Yes | Yes |
| The Investigator Club | Yes | Yes |
| Wonder of Learning (The Goddard School) | Yes | Yes |
| World at Their Fingertips (Bright Horizons programs) | Yes | Yes |