Exploring Early Childhood: Programs, Practices and the Profession

• Front Matter
• Introduction to the Early Childhood Profession
• Who the Young Child Is
• Play is Learning
• Early Childhood Professionals
• Types of Programs
• How Quality is Defined
• Developmentally Appropriate Practices
• Relationships and Guidance
• Safety
• Health
• Nutrition
• The Learning Environment
• Curriculum Basics
• Teaching
• Creativity and the Process
• Partnering with Families
• Back Matter

The goal of this OER textbook is to support students who wish to work in the early childhood field and increase their knowledge of the profession.

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