Early Learning Curriculum

RIDE Endorsed Preschool/Pre-K Curriculum

In March, 2021, the Rhode Island Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (RIDE) issued a Request for Information from publishers of evidence-based, comprehensive, and content/domain-specific curriculum for children ages three to five to align with the state’s 2013 Early Learning and Development Standards (RIELDS), as well as against a Department-developed rubric to demonstrate alignment to the expectations for high-quality curriculum in the state of Rhode Island.

Through submissions received, RIDE has been able to publish a final list of curricula that is RIDE-endorsed. The review and the final curriculum list will be used for the purpose of selecting curricula for use in child care centers, family child care homes, Head Starts, Pre-Kindergarten programs, and other early childhood programs across the state.

All relevant information pertaining to the 2021 Curriculum Alignment are linked below:

• Rhode Island Early Learning and Development Standards (2023) [PDF]
• 2021 Curricula Aligned to the Rhode Island Early Learning and Development Standards: Guidance Document [PDF]