The Office of Early Learning is providing access to Teaching Strategies GOLD (TSG)/SmartTeach for all Delaware licensed early care and education programs interested in using Teaching Strategies GOLD as their formative assessment tool, at no cost to the program.
Complete details regarding accessing a free TSG/SmartTeach account are provided via:
- DOE’s TSG/SmartTeach Policy Document
- The Program and Policy Guide for Delaware’s Quality Improvement System (QIS) for Early Care and Education Programs, available via the Quality Improvement Planning webpage on DIEEC’s website.
To Request a Teaching Strategies GOLD Account:
- State Funded Early Care and Education Programs (SFECEPs) and Early Head Start-Child Care Partnership (EHS-CCP) Programs should complete the OEL SFECEP & EHS-CCP TSG/SmartTeach Account Request Form
- All other early care and education programs should complete the OEL Program TSG/SmartTeach Account Request Form
Monitoring:
All programs utilizing TSG/SmartTeach must abide by DOE’s TSG/SmartTeach policies. Monitoring will begin on July 1, 2026.