ABSTRACT

An Educator’s Guide to Infant and Toddler Development is a comprehensive and approachable guide to the growth, learning and development of children from birth to age 3.

Beginning with the foundations of infant and toddler education, environments and family relationships, this essential text explores each category of development in depth. Chapters clearly explain key learning and developmental milestones, provide real-life examples and walk readers through materials and strategies for effective practice. Designed to build effective and appropriate caregiving practices, this resource is packed with reflection questions and fieldwork observations to help students continually grow their knowledge and skills.

Informative, thorough and easy to use, this is a critical guide for students, caregivers and teachers helping young children to learn and grow.

chapter 1|22 pages

Introduction to Infant and Toddler Care

chapter 2|29 pages

Caregiving as Infant and Toddler Education

chapter 3|28 pages

The Infant and Toddler Environments

chapter 4|23 pages

Partnering With Families

chapter 5|26 pages

Perceptual Development and the Five Senses

chapter 6|19 pages

Physical Development

chapter 7|25 pages

Play as Learning

chapter 8|25 pages

Attachment

chapter 9|22 pages

Social Development and Interactions

chapter 10|24 pages

Emotional Development

chapter 11|29 pages

Language and Literacy Development

chapter 12|26 pages

Cognitive Development

chapter 13|10 pages

Early Intervention