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Add your own curriculum to brightwheel Learning or upgrade to get Experience Curriculum, a complete curriculum system with digital lessons, assessments, and hands-on learning materials mailed to you.

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Early childhood curriculum

Brightwheel is the #1 childcare software that enables educators to create curriculum or upgrade to get Experience Curriculum directly in the app and in your classrooms. You can also log observations in accordance with all 50 state standards, and share progress with families—all from the same app you use for billing, communications, and classroom management.

Get Experience Curriculum in brightwheel!

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    Save educator's time

    with a complete, easy-to-implement curriculum system including digital lessons and hands-on learning materials

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    Enhance program quality

    with professional, research-based curriculum aligned to state standards

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    Support child development

    in and out of the classroom, with integrated observations and family sharing

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Standards & lessons

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    Pre-loaded standards

    In addition to all 50 state's learning standards, learning frameworks for DRDP and Montessori progress indicators are available

  • A green icon for brightwheel's functionality that allows educators to customize learning standards

    Customized standards

    Customize your learning standards to meet the needs of your program's development framework

  • A green icon for brightwheel's functionality that allows educators to create lesson plans

    Lesson planning

    Use lesson plans to help your teachers plan for their students’ success

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Observations & assessments

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    Media rich assessments

    Observe learning progress live with photos, videos, and notes and align with learning framework

  • A purple icon for brightwheel's functionality that allows teachers to create assessments by class or by student

    Student & class assessments

    Create assessments by class or by student based on milestone or lesson progress

  • A purple icon for brightwheel's functionality that allows teachers to share learning and development with staff and families

    Sharing controls

    Share learning and development with staff and parents on your own schedule

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Progress Reports

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    Data rich reports

    Track and analyze student or classroom progress with data-rich reports

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    Printable & sharable reports

    Create printable and shareable student progress reports and include photos, videos, and more

Plus, many more valuable features including:

Billing & payments

Send automated invoices, accept online payments, and get paid on time. 90% of preschools report that more families pay on time with brightwheel.

Easier childcare billing

Communication

Build quality connections with families and staff. 95% of administrators & staff report brightwheel improves communication with families.

Quality connections

Center management

Simplify administrative tasks with brightwheel’s all-in-one app & save up to 20 hours per month

Easier center management

FAQs: Tips and insights about lesson plans

What is Experience Curriculum?
Experience Curriculum has been supporting educators for over 30 years with a research-based curriculum system paired with high-quality, hands-on learning materials shipped monthly. It is aligned with NAEYC, Common Core, Head Start, and all 50 states' early learning standards. Go to https://mybrightwheel.com/experience-curriculum/ to learn more and sign-up for a personalized tour with our team.
Does brightwheel support early learning standards from each state?
Yes! Brightwheel supports early learning standards for all 50 states, and we are currently working to add all US territories. Brightwheel also has observation and learning frameworks for Desired Results Developmental Profiles (DRDP) and Montessori Early Learning/Development Indicators.
How long does it take to create a lesson plan in brightwheel?
Within minutes, you can create custom lessons and lesson plans in brightwheel. Brightwheel also makes it easy and quick to make edits, add specific milestones to lessons, re-use lessons, or even share with parents. See how it works: https://youtu.be/eDYXUtRIUU8
How does brightwheel help me track, record, and assess children’s progress?
You can use the learning and observations feature in brightwheel to log student activities in accordance with state standards or learning frameworks. Observations can be used to track progress toward specific developmental milestones. They can also be shared with parents, keeping them connected to their child’s development. You can also easily create, download, and print a learning report (by child or by classroom) to easily track learning progress and submit for licensing requirements.

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