The WI Model Early Learning Standards (WMELS) specify developmental expectations for children from birth through the entrance to 1st grade. The standards reflect the domains of a child’s learning & development.
The WMELS were developed based upon the following 
principles or beliefs:
1. All children are capable and competent;
2. Early relationships matter;
3. A child’s early learning and development is multi-dimensional;
4. Expectations for children must be guided by knowledge of child growth and development;
5. Children are individuals who develop at various rates;
6. Children are members of cultural groups that share developmental patterns;
7. Children exhibit a range of skills and competencies within any domain of development;
8. Children learn through play and the active exploration of their environment;
9. Parents are children’s primary and most important caregivers and educators.
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