This book is intended to guide the reader through the skills necessary to provide high-quality care for infants and toddlers in any child care setting. Standards based on current research and knowledge for Infant/Toddler Caregivers are used throughout the book. Appropriate individual techniques and activities are provided for each child.Child care specialists, administrators, and parents will find practical information that can be put to immediate use to promote the highest-quality child care possible for all children.

Infants & Toddlers: Curriculum & Teaching, 5E provides practical and powerfully effective tools for anyone involved in the care and development of young children. This proven resource not only helps prepare caregivers for certification as a child care specialist, it also instructs the reader in essential skills for self-care while caring for the needs of young children from birth to 36 months. The 13 CDA skills are presented through practical concepts and examples in real-life child care situations. This edition expands on the practical "how-to" and hands-onaspects of child care as well as the most current theoretical and research foundations of child development. New case studies illustrate practical examples of skills and concepts. The most current research on the brain, neurological, and perceptual development, as well as new chapters on effective tools to enhance each of the five major developmental areas help make this a comprehensive child care and development resource.

Preface

Ancillaries

Acknowledgments

The CDA Competency Standards for Infant/Toddler Child Development Specialists

About the Authors

PART I   INFANT AND TODDLER DEVELOPMENT

    AND CAREGIVER PREPARATION

Chapter 1  History and Trends in Infant and Toddler Care and Development

    Introduction

    Historical Perspectives on Development and Care

    Current Perspectives on Development and Care

    Cultural Diversity Programs and Antiterrorism Procedures

    Case Study--Caregiver-in-Training

Chapter 2  The Unlimited Child and You

    Theory of the Unlimited Child

    Five Need Levels

    Five Major Developmental Areas

    Using a Developmental Profile

    Theoretical Contributions

    Summary of Theoretical Contributions

    Children with Special Needs

    Case Study--Ideal Care

Chapter 3  Birth to Preschool Developmental Patterns

    Differences between Development and Learning

    The Part-Whole Relationship

    Patterns of Development in Five Major Areas

    Case Study

Chapter 4  The 3A's: The Master Tools for Child Care

    Introduction

    The 3A’s: Attention, Approval, and Affection as Tools

    The Attachment Debate and Diminished Father and Mother Roles

    The 3A’s Part I: The Outward Expression

    Definition of Caregiver Self-Health

    The 3A's Part II: The Inward Expression

    Using the 3A's Successfully with Infants and Toddlers

    Case Study--Premature Pia

Chapter 5 Effective Tools for Child Care and Development

    Introduction

    Characteristics of a Competent Child Care Specialist

    Relating to Infants and Toddlers

    Acquiring Knowledge

    Professional Preparation of the Caregiver

    ORAOM

    Tools for Conscious Caregiving

    Physical Development

    Emotional Development

    Social Development

    Cognitive Development

    Learning Skill Development

    Summary: Your Work

    Case Study

PARTII ESTABLISHING A POSITIVE LEARNING

    ENVIRONMENT

Chapter 6 Communicating with Parents and Staff

    Introduction

    Communicating Successfully with Parents, Staff, and Children

    Communication Situations

    Case Study

    Resources for Parents and Staff

Chapter 7 Settings for Child Care

    Introduction

    Choosing a Provider

    Family-Based Care

    Center-Based Care

    Program Emphases

    Program Funding

    Support Groups

    Case Study

Chapter 8 The Indoor and Outdoor Environment

    Introduction

    Room Arrangement

    Play Yard Arrangement

    Materials

    Conditions Fostering Safety and Health

    Case Study

Chapter 9  Designing the Curriculum

    Infant-Toddler Curriculum

    Influences on the Curriculum

    Children with Special Needs

    The Process of Curriculum Development

    Implementing Curriculum

    Case Study

PART III  MATCHING CAREGIVER STRATEGIES

    AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

Chapter 10 The Child from Birth to Four Months of Age

    Materials and Activities

    Caregiver Strategies to Enhance Development

    Case Study

Chapter 11 The Child from Four to Eight Months of Age

    Materials and Activities

    Caregiver Strategies to Enhance Development

    Case Study

Chapter 12 The Child from Eight to Twelve Months of Age

    Materials and Activities

    Caregiver Strategies to Enhance Development

    Case Study

Chapter 13 The Child from Twelve to Eighteen Months of Age

    Materials and Activities

    Caregiver Strategies to Enhance Development

    Case Study

Chapter 14 The Child from Eighteen to Twenty-Four Months of Age

    Materials and Activities

    Caregiver Strategies to Enhance Development

    Case Study

Chapter 15 The Child from Twenty-Four to Thirty Months of Age

    Materials and Activities

    Caregiver Strategies to Enhance Development

    Case Study

Chapter 16 The Child from Thirty to Thirty-Six Months of Age

    Materials and Activities

    Caregiver Strategies to Enhance Development

    Case Study

    Summary: Closing Note

Appendix A Developmental Prescriptions

Appendix B Developmental Profile and Instructions

Appendix C CDA Competency Standards for Infant/Toddler

    Caregivers in Center-Based Programs

Appendix D The Celebration of Life Calendar

    Glossary

    Index