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Pre-k is where the stakes are highest. Directors running pre-k classrooms answer to licensing agencies, state funding bodies, school readiness assessments, and parents who are watching every developmental milestone. A binder on a shelf cannot help you meet any of those obligations.
Learning Beyond Paper gives pre-k programs a cloud-based curriculum that documents outcomes, aligns to kindergarten readiness standards, and gives teachers the daily support they need to prepare every child — not just the ones who are already ahead.
Watch how pre-k teachers access lesson plans, ELBY coaching, and documentation tools in seconds — on any device.
See the full 52-week scope of kindergarten-readiness lessons for four and five-year-olds — literacy, math, STEAM, and social-emotional learning.
Get a personalized look at how LBP's pre-k curriculum supports kindergarten readiness and program accountability in your center.
Learning Beyond Paper is the only cloud-based pre-k curriculum that combines a full year of kindergarten-readiness lesson plans, real-time coaching, bilingual content, and embedded professional development — all in one platform, for one flat price.
Every lesson in the LBP pre-k curriculum is designed around the skills that kindergarten teachers and school readiness assessments measure — early literacy, number sense, executive function, and social-emotional development. All 52 weeks are sequenced to build on each other, so children finish the year genuinely prepared.
ELBY is built into every pre-k lesson — giving teachers real-time guidance on differentiating instruction for the range of abilities in a four and five-year-old classroom, documenting developmental observations, and making the most of every teachable moment.
LBP includes 49.5 hours of professional development built directly into the pre-k curriculum — covering literacy instruction, STEAM facilitation, kindergarten transition support, and classroom management. Pre-k teachers grow while they teach, with no separate training required.
When every lesson is aligned to standards and documentation happens automatically, directors can walk into any school readiness assessment or licensing review with confidence. There's no last-minute scrambling for evidence — it's built into daily teaching.
A complete daily plan with clear learning objectives means pre-k teachers know exactly what skills they're targeting each day. ELBY helps them adapt in real time. The result is intentional instruction across every hour of the pre-k day.
Programs using LBP report that children arrive at kindergarten with stronger literacy foundations, better social-emotional regulation, and greater familiarity with structured learning — outcomes that parents, schools, and funding agencies all care about.
At $199 per month school-wide, your pre-k curriculum is part of a complete platform that also covers every other age group in your center. One invoice, one platform, one renewal — total program consistency from infant to kindergarten.
No credit card required. Your whole school — including every pre-k classroom — gets immediate access to the full curriculum the moment you sign up.
A pre-k teacher opens her phone, finds Week 1, and sees a literacy activity with a clear learning objective, a step-by-step setup guide, and an ELBY tip for adapting it to children at different readiness levels. She's ready to teach in under two minutes.
The pre-k curriculum is designed for children ages 4 to 5 years — the year before kindergarten. This is the most academically focused stage in the LBP curriculum, with lessons that target early literacy, number sense, executive function, and the social-emotional skills that kindergarten teachers identify as critical for school success. The full 52-week sequence is designed so that children who complete it are measurably ready for kindergarten.
Yes. The pre-k curriculum is aligned to all 50 state pre-k and kindergarten readiness standards, the Head Start Early Learning Outcomes Framework, and CLASS indicators. Alignment is embedded in the platform and documented automatically as teachers use the curriculum — so directors can demonstrate alignment to any external evaluation standard without maintaining a separate documentation system.
Teaching Strategies Gold (Creative Curriculum) is one of the most widely used pre-k curriculum systems, but it is expensive, paper-heavy, and requires significant training time to implement. Learning Beyond Paper is 100% cloud-based, costs a fraction of the price at $199 per month school-wide, and requires no separate training — professional development is embedded in every lesson. Teachers access LBP on any device and receive real-time coaching from ELBY, which Teaching Strategies cannot match.
Yes. The LBP pre-k curriculum is fully aligned to the Head Start Early Learning Outcomes Framework and CLASS indicators, making it a strong fit for Head Start programs. The platform’s automatic documentation features make federal monitoring visits more manageable, and the bilingual English and Spanish content supports the linguistically diverse populations that Head Start programs typically serve.
Kindergarten readiness is the organizing principle of the entire pre-k curriculum. Lessons in the later weeks of the 52-week sequence specifically target the skills that kindergarten assessments measure — phonological awareness, letter recognition, counting and number sense, ability to follow multi-step directions, and self-regulation. ELBY provides teachers with guidance on connecting pre-k activities to kindergarten expectations, so the transition becomes a continuation rather than a reset.
Learning Beyond Paper is $199 per month for school-wide access. This covers every classroom from infant to pre-k, including all pre-k classrooms, with no per-teacher fees. ELBY coaching, 49.5 hours of professional development, bilingual content, and standards alignment tracking are all included at no extra charge. For a single-site program running one or two pre-k classrooms, this is significantly less expensive than most traditional pre-k curriculum systems.
Yes. A 30-day free trial is available with no credit card required. Your full school gets immediate access, including every pre-k classroom. Programs partnering through ProCare Software may qualify for a 90-day trial. At the end of the trial, you choose whether to subscribe — there is no automatic billing.
Yes. Bilingual English and Spanish content is included in every LBP subscription at no additional cost. For pre-k programs serving dual-language learners — which includes a large percentage of Head Start and community childcare pre-k programs — this supports both the language development of Spanish-speaking children and the family communication goals of the program.
Pre-k classrooms almost always include children at very different developmental points — some children entering at four with strong vocabulary and prior preschool experience, others with more limited language and first-time structured learning experience. ELBY provides differentiation guidance within every lesson — tips for supporting a child who needs more scaffolding and extensions for a child who is ready for more challenge. This makes individualized instruction practical for every pre-k teacher in your program.
Yes. Learning Beyond Paper is a complete, standalone pre-k curriculum — not a supplement. It provides 52 weeks of daily lesson plans, professional development, standards alignment, bilingual content, and instructional coaching. Programs that switch from paper-based pre-k curriculum systems consistently find implementation easier, teacher satisfaction higher, and documentation more manageable. The platform is designed to be your complete curriculum solution from day one.
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Every pre-k lesson connects to state standards and kindergarten readiness benchmarks automatically — so your program's accountability is built into daily teaching.
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Pre-k directors in 50 states run their programs on Learning Beyond Paper — from single-site centers to large multi-location networks.
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