All About Child Care and Early Education, Second Edition, is a comprehensive resource for child care practitioners -- or those looking to become child care practitioners -- including teachers, care givers, family child care providers, administrators, and directors. This newly revised edition covers the basics of early education and care: providing safe, healthy, and appropriately stimulating learning environments; child development and developmentally appropriate practices and curricula in all domains (physical, cognitive, language, social-emotional, and creativity), positive guidance strategies, partnering with families, child assessment and program management, and professionalism. Filled with a plethora of practical suggestions for setting up classrooms, developing curricula for young children, meeting children's social-emotional needs, and working effectively with parents and staff for the Child Development Associate degree, this book will prepare students for diverse roles as educators of children ages 0-5.

A brief, reader-friendly introduction to early childhood education in today's world Fundamentals of Early Childhood Education is appreciated for its practical, applied approach and its engaging chapter features that look at every aspect of the field - early childhood programs, professionals in practice, diversity, technology issues, and ethical decision making. Young children's distinctive developmental and educational needs are covered from birth through age eight in separate chapters on infants and toddlers, preschoolers, kindergartners, and primary school children. Thoroughly revised and updated throughout, the 9th Edition offers a contemporary, accessible, and user-friendly approach to all of the major topics, programs, and issues at the forefront of early childhood education today. Fundamentals of Early Childhood Education, 9th Edition is also available via Revel (TM), an interactive learning environment that enables students to read, practice, and study in one continuous experience.