HighScope menggunakan pendekatan pembelajaran aktif yang berpusat pada anak, dengan fokus pada proses "Plan-Do-Review" (Merencanakan, Melakukan, dan Meninjau).
The KDIs of HighScope Early Childhood Education Program are spread across eight contents areas: - Approaches to learning - Social and emotional development - Physical development and health - Language, literacy and communication - Mathematics - Creative arts - Science and technology - Social studies