Delaware General Assembly

Lieu/Substituted 4/3/25

If original bill has not been considered in committee, the substitute takes place of original bill. If original bill has been considered in committee, the substitute will be assigned to committee for consideration.

HS 1 for HB 15

1/30/25

S. Moore

Reps. K. Williams, Heffernan
Sen. Townsend

Reps. Morrison, Ortega, Phillips, Snyder-Hall, Bush, Chukwuocha, Hilovsky, Ross Levin, Shupe, Kamela Smith, Michael Smith
Sen. Hoffner, Walsh

AN ACT TO AMEND TITLE 14 OF THE DELAWARE CODE RELATING TO PLAY-BASED LEARNING IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION.

This Act permits early childhood educators in the public schools to use and encourage play-based learning in preschool, kindergarten, and grades 1 through 3 in their classrooms and in their curriculum. Play-based learning is defined as any learning activity that is performed by a child for self-amusement that has behavioral, social, and psychomotor rewards. Play-based learning also means activities that are child-directed, joyful, and spontaneous whereby the rewards come from the individual child. This Act permits local education agencies to provide early childhood professional development in play-based learning, which may include professional development programs developed by the Department of Education. This Act also permits the Department to promulgate regulations for purposes of implementing this Act.

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Takes effect upon being signed into law

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