Little Saints WMELS

Wisconsin Early Learning Standards (WMELS)

Little Saints is using the Wisconsin Model Early Learning Standards (WMELS) for our curriculum along with theme related learning activities. The Wisconsin Model Early Learning Standards provide a common language and guidance for families, professionals, and policy makers around early childhood education and care for birth to first grade. 

Wisconsin Model Early Learning Standards – Addresses the Following Learning and Development

• Healthy and Physical
• Social and Emotional
• Language and Communication
• Approaches to Learning
• Cognition and General Knowledge

Wisconsin Model Early Learning Standards – Guiding Principles

• All children are capable and competent
• Early relationships matter
• A child’s early learning and development is mutli/dimensional
• Expectations for children must be guided by knowledge of child growth and development
• Children are individuals who develop at various rates
• Children are members of cultural groups that share developmental patterns
• Children exhibit a range of skills and competencies within any domain of development
• Children learn through play and the active exploration of their environment
• Parents are children’s primary and most important caregivers and educators