Delaware · House Bill 15 · 153rd General Assembly

Play-Based Learning/Early Childhood Education/Permit

HB 15 Sponsored by Sherae'a Moore Withdrawn

  1. Introduced Jan 30, 2025
  2. In committee Jan 30, 2025
  3. Withdrawn  
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

This Act permits early childhood educators in the public schools to use and encourage play-based learning in preschool, kindergarten, and grades 1 through 3 in their classrooms and in their curriculum. Play-based learning is defined as any learning activity that is performed by a child for self-amusement that has behavioral, social, and psychomotor rewards. Play-based learning also means activities that are…

Read the full title (115 words)

This Act permits early childhood educators in the public schools to use and encourage play-based learning in preschool, kindergarten, and grades 1 through 3 in their classrooms and in their curriculum. Play-based learning is defined as any learning activity that is performed by a child for self-amusement that has behavioral, social, and psychomotor rewards. Play-based learning also means activities that are child-directed, joyful, and spontaneous whereby the rewards come from the individual child. This Act permits local education agencies to provide early childhood professional development in play-based learning, which may include professional development programs developed by the Department of Education. This Act also permits the Department to promulgate regulations for purposes of implementing this Act.

Every action

9 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

  1. CommitteeIntroduced and Assigned to Education Committee in House · House Education
  2. CommitteeReported Out of Committee (Education) in House with 11 Favorable, 2 On Its Merits · House Education
  3. HouseAmendment HA 1 to HB 15 - Introduced and Placed With Bill
  4. HouseSubstituted in House by HS 1 for HB 15
  5. HouseHS 1 for HB 15 - Passed By House. Votes: 38 YES 3 ABSENT
  6. SenateHS 1 for HB 15 - Assigned to Education Committee in Senate
  7. SenateHS 1 for HB 15 - Reported Out of Committee (Education) in Senate with 2 Favorable, 2 On Its Merits
  8. SenateHS 1 for HB 15 - Passed By Senate. Votes: 21 YES
  9. HS 1 for HB 15 - Signed by Governor

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 13 cosponsors: 10 Democrats, 3 Republicans.

All 13 cosponsors

From Delaware's official records (legis.delaware.gov), checked Nov 1, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.