1. Stephanie Olmore Senior Director Global Engagement National Association for the Education of Young Children Developing the Saudi Early Learning Standards: Utilizing research, creating policy & supporting practice.

2. NAEYC’s Global Vision Engage Early Childhood Development community and strengthen international systems. Work with other nations to connect policy and implementation to developmentally appropriate practice (DAP). Convene professionals engaged in early childhood development system building. Provide a framework for considering the role of standards in early childhood development. Integrate best practice into a system that supports early childhood programs, professionals & learning. All young children are able to thrive and learn in a society dedicated to ensuring that they reach their full potential.

3. Special language tracks at Annual Conference & Expo NAEYC Global Interest Forum on LinkedIn Translating NAEYC’s award-winning publications Enhance our domestic work Tesoros Y Colores Mandarin edition of Teaching Young Children

4. Technical Assistance Work in partnership with governments and large- scale systems to: to build capacity at national and local levels that nurtures leadership development in ECE professionals to support creations of comprehensives frameworks for early learning from which an integrated system of professional development, reliable assessment and reflective quality improved can be developed to develop standards that emphasize developmentally appropriate content and expectations and are reviewed through informed and inclusive processes to align U.S.-focused resources and expertise with international and country-specific documents to identify intersections and gaps

5. Project included 3 key components: Environmental Scan Leadership Capacity Building Development of foundational early childhood education document Early Learning Standards (ELS) Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

6. meaningful play freely explore development is connected positive connections active partners Adapting Content…

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8. …While staying true to NAEYC’s core vision Developmentally Appropriate Practice (DAP) NAEYC Position Statements Convening experts and enhancing the field

10. 5 high-quality animated videos introducing Early Learning Standards to a variety of public audiences in Saudi Arabia. Videos target: Brain Science Teachers Administrators Parents Community Public Educational Video Series on SELS Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Capacity Building

11. 3 minute video on the Early Learning Standards with English subtitles

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