Includes bibliographical references (p. 312-322) and index.

Contents: Early childhood education: an expanding enterprise! -- Quality makes all the difference -- Breaking new ground: getting involved in early childhood education -- Early childhood education: stakeholders -- Developmentally appropriate practice -- What principals need to know about how young children develop and learn -- Early childhood curriculum -- Learning centers and classroom routines -- Assessing young children�s learning -- Early childhood education: family involvement -- Early childhood teachers -- Finding and keeping good teachers -- Physical environments that support early learning -- Early childhood education: funding -- Action summary.