This document, British Columbia's Early Learning Framework, is intended to guide and support early childhood educators, StrongStart BC facilitators, early years professionals, service providers, communities and governments in providing rich early learning experiences for children from birth to kindergarten. The document may also be of interest for families with young children. The primary purpose of this document is to support adults to create rich early learning experiences and environments that reflect the latest knowledge on how best to support young children's early learning and development. For early childhood educators, early years professional, or other type of service provider, this document will provide tools to reflect on the early learning experiences, to guide programs and activities, and to support dialogue with and between families about their children's early learning. As a parent or caregiver, it may stimulate reflections on children's early learning. For children who participate in child care, preschool, a StrongStart BC early learning centre, or any other community-based early learning program, this document can support parents to engage in a dialogue with early childhood educators. This framework is also designed to help adults support and strengthen children's individual, social, cultural, and linguistic identities, and their respect and appreciation for other people's identities. Finally, the framework provides a focal point for dialogue among British Columbians, so that together we can develop a common language and greater understanding of the vital importance of early learning for all young children. This Early Learning Framework document is organized into three sections: (1) Section One includes an introduction and describes the purpose of the document; (2) Section Two describes the context for the development of this framework, including the B.C. social context, and human rights and legislative commitments relating to early learning; and (3) Section Three contains the core elements of the Early Learning Framework: (a) the vision for early learning, (b) principles, (c) areas of early learning and learning goals and (d) a set of questions for each area of early learning to help the user put this framework into practice.