1.    Understand child development and learning in early childhood across physical, cognitive, social-emotional, and linguistic domains. 
2.    Value each child as an individual with unique developmental needs and capacities for working with differentiated children. 
3.    Establishing effective partnerships with families and local communities to enhance child development and learning. 
4.    Understand the importance of developmentally and culturally appropriate assessments and their use in making informed decisions about instruction and planning in early learning settings. 
5.    Apply a broad repertoire of developmentally appropriate, culturally, and linguistically relevant, and anti-bias teaching skills. 
6.    Use evidence-based teaching strategies that reflect the principles of universal design for learning. 
7.    Integrate pedagogical content knowledge with effective teaching practices in all areas. 
8.    Evaluate and enhance educational environments to ensure they are safe, supportive, and stimulating for all children. 
9.    Develop professional competencies, adhere to ethical standards, and support continual learning. 
10.    Develop critical and reflective thinking skills in educational practices and learning processes.