With increasing demand for early childhood professionals and inclusive opportunities for children with disabilities in the state, the special education (SPED) faculty at State University recognized the need for a new early intervention and early childhood special education (EI/ ECSE) educator preparation program. The department already offered SPED Undergraduate and Master's degrees leading to a K-12 SPED license or dual licensure in K-12 SPED and Elementary Education. While the K-12 age band overlapped with the early childhood (birth-third grade) age range, preschool and early intervention was not addressed. Faculty decided to develop an EI/ECSE track within the SPED degree program that would allow students to meet the requirements for the state's EI/ECSE (birth-third grade) license. The purpose of this article is to describe how the EI/ECSE Standards can be used to support educator preparation program development and revision.