Home

Professional Learning Resources in Early Math and Science

Welcome to Count Play Explore (CPE) for Early Education, a collection of professional learning resources to promote early math, science, and computer science. These resources build the capacity of leaders, professional learning facilitators, coaches, and other professionals working with educators of children (birth to 8 years) to promote rich learning experiences that integrate STEAM domains—Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math

Types of Resources:

Self-Study Modules

Building Your Capacity

Modules for leaders, professional learning facilitators, and coaches to build their knowledge and skills in how to provide early STEAM professional learning.

Start Learning

Facilitator Resources

Building The Capacity Of Educators

Suites of resources on a range of early math, science, and computer science topics for facilitators and coaches to use in professional learning with educators.

Browse Resources

Our Approach:

Count Play Explore (CPE) celebrates every child’s curiosity and motivation to learn about the world around them. CPE empowers families, caregivers, educators, and other education professionals to support joyful explorations of math, science, and computer science through playful learning.

CPE's work is grounded in four principles:

  • Math, science, and computer science are for everyone. All children, educators, and families can engage in math, science, and computational thinking.
  • Math, science, and computer science are everywhere. Opportunities for math, science, and computational thinking are all around and can take place at home, at school, and in the community.
  • Math, science, and computer science are fun and playful. Play provides opportunities for children and adults to engage in hands-on, meaningful, and joyful math, science, and computer science experiences.
  • Math, science, and computer science mindsets matter. Positive math and science mindsets set the foundation for adults and children to succeed in math, science, and computer science.

Core Partners

Count Play Explore (CPE) is a multi-agency effort across California to promote positive and confident math, science, and computer science outcomes among children from birth to 8 years.

Learn more about the Count Play Explore initiative.

early math project