TY - BOOK AU - Essa,Eva TI - Introduction to early childhood education SN - 1418000795 AV - LB1139.25 .E87 2007 U1 - 372.21 22 PY - 2007/// CY - Clifton Park, NY PB - Thomson Delmar Learning KW - Early childhood education KW - United States KW - Early childhood educators KW - Training of N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 579-608) and indexes; The scope of and need for early childhood education -- The children -- The families -- The teachers/caregivers -- Rationale supporting early childhood education -- Goals, objectives, and evaluation -- The physical environment -- Scheduling and curriculum planning -- Creative development through the curriculum -- Physical development through the curriculum -- Cognitive development through the curriculum -- Language development through the curriculum -- Social development through the curriculum -- Guiding routines and group activities -- Guiding social behaviors -- Helping children cope with stress UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip063/2005032823.html ER -