This accessible and enaging work introduces current and future teachers, child care providers, and others interested in early childhood education to the importa

Children are already learning at birth, and they develop and learn at a rapid pace in their early years. This provides a critical foundation for lifelong progre

Early childhood care and education (ECCE) settings offer an opportunity to provide children with a solid beginning in all areas of their development. The qualit

Early childhood education programs are expected to provide exemplary care for all children—poor and affluent, children of color and White children—while als

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