California

Preschool
Learning
Foundations
Volume 2

CALIFORNIA DEPAR TMENT OF EDUCATION • SACRAMENTO, 2010

California

Preschool
Learning
Foundations
Volume 2
Visual and Performing Arts
Physical Development
Health

Publishing Information
The California Preschool Learning Foundations (Volume 2) was developed by the Child Development Division, California Department of Education. This publication was edited by Faye Ong, working in cooperation with Laura Bridges and Desiree Soto,
Consultants, Child Development Division. It was designed and prepared for printing by the staff of CDE Press, with the cover and interior design created by Cheryl McDonald. It was published by the Department of Education, 1430 N Street,
JACK O’CONNELL
State Superintendent of Public Instruction

Acknowledgments

T

he development of Volume 2 of the
California Preschool Learning Foun­ dations involved many people. The following groups contributed: (1) project leaders; (2) lead researchers; (3) the expanded research consortia; (4) the preschool learning foundations research consortium; (5) staff from the California
Department of Education; (6) early childhood education stakeholder organizations;
(7) facilitators of the public input sessions and the participants; (8) participants in the Web posting process; and (9) participants in the public hearing process.

Project Leaders
The following staff members of WestEd are gratefully acknowledged for their contributions: Peter Mangione, Charlotte
Tilson, and Cathy Tsao.

Lead Researchers
Special thanks are extended to the lead researchers for their expertise and contributions as lead writers.

Visual and Performing Arts
James Catterall, University of California,
Los Angeles

Physical Development
Abbey Alkon, University of California,
San Francisco
Victoria Leonard, University of California,
San Francisco

Health
Abbey Alkon, University of California,
San Francisco
Victoria Leonard, University of California,
San Francisco

Expanded Research Consortia
The development of Volume 2 was guided by an expanded research consortium of experts in each domain.