Early Childhood Assessment Services

Our Early Childhood Assessment Services draw on our deep and comprehensive expertise in early learning and development along with standards and assessment to provide highly customizable services tailored to client needs. 

How We Help

We collaborate with each client to understand specific contexts and needs; then, we bring our holistic approach to customize the following resources and services.  

Consultation on State Standards and Assessment Systems 

We support State Educational Agencies (SEAs) in reviewing, developing, and revising state early learning standards and assessment systems, including providing research-based recommendations for revisions or enhancements. 

Early Learning Standards-Assessment Alignment 

Our team conducts alignment studies between early childhood assessments and state early learning standards and consults on revisions to statewide assessments resulting in stronger alignment to standards. 

School Readiness Assessments 

We design and develop early childhood comprehensive assessment systems, including kindergarten entry/readiness assessments and assessments of child development in early childhood and preschool settings.  

K–2 Assessments 

Working with your team, we design and develop valid and reliable early childhood assessments and provide technical assistance to support early literacy and mathematics policies and outcomes. 

Service Delivery

• Online and onsite  

Who Will Benefit

• State Educational Agency leaders and staff
• District administrators 
• School administrators 
• Early childhood professionals 

Connecting Research With Practice

WestEd’s Early Childhood Assessment Services are grounded in research and best-practice recommendations from foundational resources and national experts in the field of early childhood, including the National Research Council (NRC), the American Education Research Association (AERA), the American Psychological Association (APA), the National Council on Measurement in Education (NCME), the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) Early Childhood Education Collaborative, and others.