Alignment of Standards

Relationship of DEC Specialty Sets with Other Standards and Recommended Practices

Cross Disciplinary Early Childhood
 Competency Areas

Crosswalk with 
DEC
Recommended Practices 

The following resources may be helpful tools for faculty and professional development providers developing and updating coursework, grant proposals and training materials.

DEC, CEC, and NAEYC Alignments

​Both the Initial and Advanced CEC (2012) and NAEYC (2010) Professional Preparation Standards and DEC Specialty Sets (2017) were aligned to identify similarities and differences.  These alignments may facilitate the development/modification of blended personnel preparation programs and serve as a resource for development of blended state licensure.

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• Introduction to Alignment

• Initial Standards Alignment

• Advanced Standards Alignment

• Related Resources

  • DEC, CEC, NAEYC standards alignment: A resource for higher education faculty. (2016). TED, Lexington, KY.

  • Using the DEC, CEC, NAEYC standards alignments: Case examples. (2017). Division for Early Childhood Conference, Portland, OR.

Cross Disciplinary Early Childhood Competency Areas

​The following resources include a comparison of common areas of competence across disciplines which were developed by seven national organizations representing disciplines providing services in early childhood intervention.  Competency areas aligned include: Collaboration and Coordination; Family-Centered Practice; Evidence-Based Practice; and Professionalism.

• Cross Disciplinary Early Childhood Competency Areas

• Cross Disciplinary Executive Summary

• Related Resources

  • Innovations and directions for the future interdisciplinary professional development. (2017). Division for Early Childhood Conference, Portland, OR.

  • Bruder, M. B., Catalino, T., Chiarello, L. A., Mitchell, M. C., Deppe, J., Gundler, D., … Ziegler, D. (2019). Finding a common lens. Infants & Young Children, 32(4), 280–293. doi: 10.1097/iyc.0000000000000153

Crosswalk with DEC Recommended Practices

The following documents demonstrate how the initial CEC (2012) and NAEYC (2010) professional preparation standards and DEC Specialty Set align with DEC Recommended practices and include sample activities/assignments that could be included in higher education or professional development “courses” and field-based practice.

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• Introduction

• Interaction Crosswalk

• Transition Crosswalk 

• Environment Crosswalk

• Family Crosswalk

• Assessment Crosswalk

• Instruction Crosswalk

• Teaming and Collaboration Crosswalk

Related Resources​

• ​What's happening in personnel preparation? (2018). Division for Early Childhood Conference, Orlando, FL.

• DEC recommended practices cross walked with personnel standards: A tool for preparing personnel. (2018). Division for Early Childhood Conference, Orlando, FL.