Digital Curriculum Aligned to Utah’s Core Standards for Early Learning

LBP’s Utah alignment maps its Preschool 3 and Pre-K 4 skills to the Utah Core State Standards for Early Learning adopted by the Utah State Board of Education in 2020, standard by standard for 3- and 4-year-olds in eight subject areas. Infant and toddler lessons align to the Head Start Early Learning Outcomes Framework, as they do in every state. The full sheet is on our curriculum alignments page.

The Child Care Quality System, run by the Office of Child Care at the Department of Workforce Services, gives participating programs a certified quality rating based on educator training, family engagement and other evidence-based practices. LBP lists its curriculum as Utah Child Care Quality System approved on its alignments page. Ratings are still earned by each program through OCC’s own process, so LBP supports that work with lessons, observations and family materials rather than awarding a rating.

Child care centers in Utah are licensed through the Department of Health and Human Services Child Care Licensing Program under rule R381-100. LBP gives every room a written plan for its age group and a running record of completed activities, so when a licensing specialist asks how you plan learning, the answer is on screen. LBP does not replace any licensing rule.

Yes. Utah’s High-Quality School Readiness grants fund preschool seats and program improvement for eligible 3- and 4-year-olds, overseen by a School Readiness Team from the Office of Child Care and the Utah State Board of Education. Grantees choose their own curriculum. LBP’s preschool and pre-K lessons map to the Utah Core State Standards for Early Learning and come with an observational assessment tool and bilingual family materials.

Yes. The Child Care Assistance Program, administered by the Department of Workforce Services Office of Child Care, helps eligible Utah families pay for care. Choosing a curriculum has no effect on a family’s eligibility or your payments, and we make no reimbursement promises. LBP simply gives every child in the room, assisted or private pay, the same planned lessons and family materials.

Utah center rules ask each caregiver and director to complete at least 20 hours of child care training a year, and the Utah Registry for Professional Development at Utah State University tracks training and career ladder levels. LBP University’s 49.5 hours of on-demand professional learning are included with LBP and focus on teaching the curriculum well. Check with licensing or URPD before counting them toward your hours.

One yearly subscription, school-wide. One subscription covers every classroom from infants to pre-K, every teacher, ELBY, LBP University, the observational assessment tool, Spanish and English content and the Utah alignment for 3s and 4s. There are no per-teacher or per-classroom fees, and LBP offers grant-writing support to its customers.

Yes. Each activity and family engagement resource comes in Spanish and English at no extra cost. About 541,400 Utahns age 5 and older speak a language other than English at home, and about 70% of them speak Spanish, a group that grew by roughly a fifth between 2018 and 2024. Teachers can send each week’s learning home in the family’s preferred language.

Yes. Your Utah program gets 30 days of full access for every classroom and age band. Teachers can use real lessons, ELBY and the assessment tool with their own children. Programs on Procare may qualify for a 90-day trial. When the trial ends, start a yearly subscription only if LBP works for you.

Yes. Family child care providers often teach infants, toddlers and preschoolers in one group, and the Child Care Quality System now has its own framework for licensed family child care. LBP’s five age bands let one provider plan for every child from a single login, with Spanish and English family materials. Learn more on our family child care page.