Early learning and development standards (ELDS) describe the knowledge, skills, and dispositions young children should demonstrate before kindergarten. This article describes a review of state ELDS for children from birth to 5 years of age to determine if they included information and guidance about the learning needs of young children with developmental delays. A national search of ELDS located 79 documents that represented 53 U.S. states and territories. The review of the documents revealed that a majority of state ELDS had references to young children with developmental delays (89%), but statements and guidance describing specific accommodations for this population were not prevalent. Only two states had supplemental documents addressing the learning needs of young children with developmental delays to facilitate their inclusion in state ELDS. Implications of these findings and recommendations to facilitate the use of ELDS with all young children in inclusive early childhood programs and classrooms are discussed.

早期学习和发展标准（ELDS）描述了幼儿在上幼儿园之前应证明的知识，技能和性格。本文介绍了从出生到5岁的儿童的州ELDS评估，以确定它们是否包括有关发育迟缓幼儿学习需求的信息和指南。在ELDS的全国性搜索中，找到了代表美国53个州和地区的79个文档。对文件的审查显示，大多数州ELDS提及发育迟缓的幼儿（89％），但描述该人群特殊适应症的陈述和指南并不普遍。只有两个州拥有补充文件，以解决发育迟缓的幼儿的学习需求，以帮助他们纳入州ELDS。