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As soon as you register, all classrooms and age groups in your Minnesota program can use the complete curriculum.
In this short video, a teacher goes from login to the day's activity, materials and ELBY tip in a few taps. Minnesota classrooms work the same way.
Look through a full year of lessons for infants, toddlers, preschoolers and pre-K, with Minnesota ECIP alignment documents for each band.
Book time with our team to talk through Parent Aware, DCYF licensing, Voluntary Pre-K or CCAP families, and how LBP would work in your Minnesota program.
Learning Beyond Paper is the only all-in-one cloud-based early childhood curriculum with a virtual instructional coach. Each Minnesota subscription brings a year of daily lessons for five age groups, ELBY coaching, Spanish and English content, LBP University’s 49.5 hours of on-demand learning and ECIP alignment documents for every band.
The ECIPs are Minnesota's early learning standards, one continuum from birth to kindergarten across eight domains, from Approaches to Learning to Social Systems. LBP's Minnesota alignment documents map lessons for 0–12, 13–24 and 25–36 months and 3–5 years to ECIP indicators, so the link between daily activities and state standards is written down before anyone asks.
In every lesson, ELBY tells the teacher how to adapt the activity for a child who needs more help, how to extend it for a child ready for more, and what to observe. For Minnesota programs aiming at Three or Four Stars, that in-the-moment support sits well alongside Parent Aware coaching.
Your subscription includes LBP University's 49.5 hours of on-demand PD. Minnesota center staff working over 20 hours a week need 24 hours of in-service training each year, mostly drawn from the Knowledge and Competency Framework. Check with DCYF before counting LBP University hours.
Earning more stars in Parent Aware means showing your curriculum and training, not just describing them. LBP keeps lesson plans, ECIP alignment and observation notes together, so your Quality Coach and the Rating team see a clear record of how children are taught.
When a new teacher joins a Minnesota classroom mid-year, the lesson for that day is already written, with materials and ELBY's coaching attached. Directors can focus orientation on safety and routines instead of building lesson plans from scratch.
Minnesota's Voluntary Pre-K law asks programs to support the native language and literacy skills of English learners where practicable. LBP's built-in Spanish content gives teachers a place to start with Spanish-speaking families.
Infant through pre-K rooms share one yearly subscription. A Minnesota director tracks one account and one renewal date, not a stack of kits.
As soon as you register, all classrooms and age groups in your Minnesota program can use the complete curriculum.
Teachers open LBP on a phone, tablet or laptop, select their age group and week, and get the setup, materials and ELBY's coaching note for each activity. Lessons can start that same day.
Yes. LBP has Minnesota alignment documents for four bands, 0–12 months, 13–24 months, 25–36 months and 3–5 years, mapping lessons to the Early Childhood Indicators of Progress, Minnesota’s early learning standards from birth to kindergarten. The ECIPs span eight domains, including approaches to learning, the arts, mathematics and social systems. Find the documents on our curriculum alignments page.
Yes. Parent Aware Ratings run from One to Four Stars, and since July 1, 2026 licensed programs in good standing receive a One-Star Rating unless they opt out. Higher Ratings look at curriculum and assessment, and Child Care Aware of Minnesota runs the review of curricula that programs nominate. Our alignments page lists LBP as QRIS Child Care Aware approved for Minnesota, and your Quality Coach can confirm how that applies to your Rating.
The Department of Children, Youth, and Families (DCYF). Family child care licensing, child care center licensing and center certification moved from DHS to DCYF on June 18, 2025, and the licensing statutes moved from chapter 245A to 142B. The requirements themselves did not change, and license numbers stayed the same. LBP gives your program a written, age-appropriate curriculum for every room, which makes your daily program simple to explain to a licensor.
Yes. Minnesota’s Voluntary Prekindergarten program (Minn. Stat. 142D.08) serves four-year-olds who meet at least one eligibility factor and calls for at least 350 hours of instruction a year, play-based learning and content aligned with the state early learning standards. LBP’s pre-K lessons are mapped to the ECIPs and include daily plans and an observational assessment tool. If you deliver VPK as a district partner, confirm curriculum choices with the district first.
CCAP is overseen by DCYF and administered by counties, and licensed centers, family child care homes and certified license-exempt centers can register to receive payments. Accredited and Three-Star Parent Aware programs can earn a 15% rate differential, and Four-Star programs 20%. LBP doesn’t affect CCAP eligibility, but it can support the curriculum side of moving up the Parent Aware star levels tied to that differential.
LBP University includes 49.5 hours of on-demand professional development. Minnesota requires 24 hours of in-service training a year for center directors and staff working more than 20 hours a week, and 12 for those working 20 hours or fewer. Parent Aware adds its own Star-level training totals for lead teachers. Check with DCYF or your Develop record before counting LBP University hours. Details are on our professional learning page.
One yearly subscription gives school-wide access, so every infant, toddler, preschool and pre-K classroom in your Minnesota center is covered. ELBY, LBP University, English and Spanish content, family engagement tools and the ECIP alignment documents are all included. You won’t pay per teacher or per classroom. If you want physical materials, kits are fulfilled through Lakeshore Learning, and our team offers grant-writing support.
Yes. Spanish and English content is part of every subscription. Minnesota’s Voluntary Pre-K statute lists English learners among the children who qualify and asks programs to support their native language and literacy skills where practicable. LBP’s bilingual activities and family engagement materials help teachers connect with Spanish-speaking families, and the observational assessment tool makes it easy to share progress at home.
For 30 days your Minnesota program gets the complete curriculum in every classroom. Teachers can try ELBY’s coaching, directors can review the ECIP alignment documents, and you can see how LBP works in both an infant room and a pre-K room. Prefer a tour first? Book a demo. At the end you decide whether to start a yearly subscription.
Yes. A licensed family child care home can use lessons for each age it serves on one subscription, which suits mixed-age groups. Organizations with several Minnesota sites can give every teacher the same lessons, ELBY coaching and ECIP alignment, so quality looks the same from site to site. See our family child care and shared services pages.
Sensory, language, and attachment-focused lessons for ages 0–12 months.
Independence, early language, and mobility activities for ages 12–24 months.
Creativity, communication, and social growth for ages 24–36 months.
Standards-aligned, play-based lessons for children ages 3–4 years.
Kindergarten readiness and school-preparedness for children ages 4–5 years.
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LBP lessons are mapped to Minnesota's Early Childhood Indicators of Progress, so curriculum evidence for Parent Aware and DCYF licensing visits builds from everyday teaching.
Every Minnesota classroom gets the full curriculum for 30 days. Subscribe only if it fits.
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