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Developmentally appropriate practice (DAP) is a research-based framework that outlines practices in the early childhood environment that provide optimal education for young children's learning and development or "best practices."

Art exploration is not only fun and entertaining, but also educational. Here are some tips for growing your budding artist.

In an age of an ever-increasing achievement gap and all the privileges it affords - well-being, comfort and success - the need for effective early childhood development is more crucial than ever before.

Need to make the case for investing in quality early childhood education for disadvantaged children? Videos, scientific papers, infographics and research summaries - these resources have proven to be the most effective. Get the facts - download, share, embed in your website and check back for new resources.

Young children's learning of new vocabulary words is dependent on the range of words they are exposed to.

Power to the Profession is a national collaboration to define the early childhood profession by establishing a unifying framework for career pathways, knowledge and competencies, qualifications, standards and compensation.

The site has just published the last in a 9 part series focused on Special Educational Needs and Disabilities in the early years. The articles range from posts on Sensory and Physical needs, to ones exploring Dyslexia and Autism. As well as looking at how Special Educational Needs are managed within an educational environment, the series also looks to highlight the history of such impairments and how attitudes and approaches have developed over time.First Discoverers is a useful resource for anyone…

This checklist is a tool for keeping track of the progress of young children learning English as a second language over time.

Step into an American preschool classroom today and you are likely to be bombarded with what we educators call a print-rich environment, every surface festooned with alphabet charts, bar graphs, word walls, instructional posters, classroom rules, calendars, schedules, and motivational platitudes - few of which a 4-year-old can "decode," the contemporary word for what used to be known as reading.

Many times as educators and as parents, when we realize our children are having difficulty in school and a learning disability is diagnosed, we become inundated with information such as screening results and the identification of a learning disability - the discrepancy between ability and achievement.