CHRISTOPHER P. BROWN is Professor of Curriculum and Instruction in Early Childhood Education, The University of Texas at Austin. MARY BENSON MCMULLEN is Professor of Early Childhood Education, Indiana University-Bloomington. NANCY FILE is Kellner Professor of Early Childhood Education, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

• Notes on Contributors ixIntroduction 1Section I Foundations 51 The Origins of the Current Era of Early Childhood Care and Education 7Larry Prochner and Kristen Nawrotzki2 Not All Children Grow Up the Same: Child Development, Diversity, and Early Care and Education 29Jeffrey Trawick‐Smith3 The Sociocultural Process of Child Development 59Elizabeth Pufall Jones and Jayanthi Mistry4 Perspectives on Play in Early Childhood Care and Education 79James E. Johnson and Viana Mei‐Hsuan Wu5 Research in Early Childhood Care and Education Since 1970: Drivers, Questions, and Implications 99Cristina Gillanders and Rebecca Kantor6 The Importance of Families and Home Environments in the Lives of Young Children 119Robert H. BradleySection II Practices with Young Children 1477 Culturally Sustaining and Humanizing Practice in Early Childhood Care and Education 149Fabienne Doucet8 Early Childhood Care and Education for Bilingual Children and the Road to Multilingualism 173Dina C. Castro and Nydia Prishker9 The Significance of Infant/Toddler Care and Education: A Call to Unite Research, Policy, and Practice 197Susan L. Recchia and Emmanuelle N. Fincham10 Working with Diverse Families 219 Kiyomi Sánchez‐Suzuki Colegrove11 The Changing Landscape of Education for Young Children Receiving Early Intervention and Early Childhood Special Education 239Maggie Bartlett and Ann MickelsonSection III Curriculum 25912 Perspectives on Early Childhood Curricula 261Martha Lash13 More than Academics: Supporting the Whole Child 279Marilou Hyson and Anne L. Douglass14 Teaching and Learning Literacy in Early Childhood Education: Crossroads and Intersections 301Candace R. Kuby, Angie Zapata, and Oona Fontanella‐Nothom15 Teaching and Learning Mathematics in Early Childhood Programs 329Arthur J. Baroody, Douglas H. Clements, and Julie Sarama16 Teaching and Learning Science in Early Childhood Care and Education 355Valarie L. Akerson17 Social Studies in the Early Years: Children Engaging as Citizens through the Social Sciences 377Stephanie C. SerriereSection IV Professional Development 40118 The Enduring and Evolving Nature of Early Childhood Care and Education: Pedagogical Challenges in Our Time 403Patricia M. Cooper19 Professional Development in Early Childhood Education 427Karen La Paro and Elizabeth King20 Developing Early Childhood Professionals in Laboratory Schools 449Brent A. McBride and Meghan C. Fisher21 Developing Early Educators Who Engage in Critical Multicultural Pedagogical Practices: A Historical, Moral, and Pedagogical Imperative 465Mariana Souto‐Manning, Nicole McGowan, and Sarah L. ZalcmannSection V Policy and Its Impact on Early Childhood Education 49122 Early Childhood Policy and Its Impact on the Field: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives 493Rebecca E. Gomez and Thomas Rendon23 Child Care Quality Rating and Improvement Systems (QRIS): National Experiment for Improving Early Childhood Education Quality 515James Elicker and Karen Ruprecht24 Early Childhood Care and Education Workforce Issues in Implementing Assessment Policies 537Debra J. Ackerman25 Accreditation: Supporting Quality and Professionalization in Early Childhood Care and Education 567Diane M. Horm, Nancy E. Barbour, and Elisa Huss‐Hage26 Pre‐School Through Third Grade (P–3): Conceptual, Organizational, and Practical Perspectives 591Kristie KauerzSection VI Critical Issues and Future Directions 61527 Making Room for More: Complexity, Diversity, and the Impact of Alternative Perspectives on Early Childhood Care and Education 617Susan Grieshaber and Mindy Blaise28 International Perspectives on Early Childhood Care and Education Policy and Practice 641Jennifer Sumsion29 Social Justice and Equity in Early Childhood Education 661Fikile Nxumalo and Jennifer Keys Adair30 The Capabilities Approach: A New Perspective on Enduring and Critical Questions 683Cary A. BuzzelliIndex 705

CHRISTOPHER P. BROWN is Professor of Curriculum and Instruction in Early Childhood Education, The University of Texas at Austin. MARY BENSON MCMULLEN is Professor of Early Childhood Education, Indiana University-Bloomington. NANCY FILE is Kellner Professor of Early Childhood Education, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

• Notes on Contributors ixIntroduction 1Section I Foundations 51 The Origins of the Current Era of Early Childhood Care and Education 7Larry Prochner and Kristen Nawrotzki2 Not All Children Grow Up the Same: Child Development, Diversity, and Early Care and Education 29Jeffrey Trawick‐Smith3 The Sociocultural Process of Child Development 59Elizabeth Pufall Jones and Jayanthi Mistry4 Perspectives on Play in Early Childhood Care and Education 79James E. Johnson and Viana Mei‐Hsuan Wu5 Research in Early Childhood Care and Education Since 1970: Drivers, Questions, and Implications 99Cristina Gillanders and Rebecca Kantor6 The Importance of Families and Home Environments in the Lives of Young Children 119Robert H. BradleySection II Practices with Young Children 1477 Culturally Sustaining and Humanizing Practice in Early Childhood Care and Education 149Fabienne Doucet8 Early Childhood Care and Education for Bilingual Children and the Road to Multilingualism 173Dina C. Castro and Nydia Prishker9 The Significance of Infant/Toddler Care and Education: A Call to Unite Research, Policy, and Practice 197Susan L. Recchia and Emmanuelle N. Fincham10 Working with Diverse Families 219 Kiyomi Sánchez‐Suzuki Colegrove11 The Changing Landscape of Education for Young Children Receiving Early Intervention and Early Childhood Special Education 239Maggie Bartlett and Ann MickelsonSection III Curriculum 25912 Perspectives on Early Childhood Curricula 261Martha Lash13 More than Academics: Supporting the Whole Child 279Marilou Hyson and Anne L. Douglass14 Teaching and Learning Literacy in Early Childhood Education: Crossroads and Intersections 301Candace R. Kuby, Angie Zapata, and Oona Fontanella‐Nothom15 Teaching and Learning Mathematics in Early Childhood Programs 329Arthur J. Baroody, Douglas H. Clements, and Julie Sarama16 Teaching and Learning Science in Early Childhood Care and Education 355Valarie L. Akerson17 Social Studies in the Early Years: Children Engaging as Citizens through the Social Sciences 377Stephanie C. SerriereSection IV Professional Development 40118 The Enduring and Evolving Nature of Early Childhood Care and Education: Pedagogical Challenges in Our Time 403Patricia M. Cooper19 Professional Development in Early Childhood Education 427Karen La Paro and Elizabeth King20 Developing Early Childhood Professionals in Laboratory Schools 449Brent A. McBride and Meghan C. Fisher21 Developing Early Educators Who Engage in Critical Multicultural Pedagogical Practices: A Historical, Moral, and Pedagogical Imperative 465Mariana Souto‐Manning, Nicole McGowan, and Sarah L. ZalcmannSection V Policy and Its Impact on Early Childhood Education 49122 Early Childhood Policy and Its Impact on the Field: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives 493Rebecca E. Gomez and Thomas Rendon23 Child Care Quality Rating and Improvement Systems (QRIS): National Experiment for Improving Early Childhood Education Quality 515James Elicker and Karen Ruprecht24 Early Childhood Care and Education Workforce Issues in Implementing Assessment Policies 537Debra J. Ackerman25 Accreditation: Supporting Quality and Professionalization in Early Childhood Care and Education 567Diane M. Horm, Nancy E. Barbour, and Elisa Huss‐Hage26 Pre‐School Through Third Grade (P–3): Conceptual, Organizational, and Practical Perspectives 591Kristie KauerzSection VI Critical Issues and Future Directions 61527 Making Room for More: Complexity, Diversity, and the Impact of Alternative Perspectives on Early Childhood Care and Education 617Susan Grieshaber and Mindy Blaise28 International Perspectives on Early Childhood Care and Education Policy and Practice 641Jennifer Sumsion29 Social Justice and Equity in Early Childhood Education 661Fikile Nxumalo and Jennifer Keys Adair30 The Capabilities Approach: A New Perspective on Enduring and Critical Questions 683Cary A. BuzzelliIndex 705

CHRISTOPHER P. BROWN is Professor of Curriculum and Instruction in Early Childhood Education, The University of Texas at Austin. MARY BENSON MCMULLEN is Professor of Early Childhood Education, Indiana University-Bloomington. NANCY FILE is Kellner Professor of Early Childhood Education, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

• Notes on Contributors ixIntroduction 1Section I Foundations 51 The Origins of the Current Era of Early Childhood Care and Education 7Larry Prochner and Kristen Nawrotzki2 Not All Children Grow Up the Same: Child Development, Diversity, and Early Care and Education 29Jeffrey Trawick‐Smith3 The Sociocultural Process of Child Development 59Elizabeth Pufall Jones and Jayanthi Mistry4 Perspectives on Play in Early Childhood Care and Education 79James E. Johnson and Viana Mei‐Hsuan Wu5 Research in Early Childhood Care and Education Since 1970: Drivers, Questions, and Implications 99Cristina Gillanders and Rebecca Kantor6 The Importance of Families and Home Environments in the Lives of Young Children 119Robert H. BradleySection II Practices with Young Children 1477 Culturally Sustaining and Humanizing Practice in Early Childhood Care and Education 149Fabienne Doucet8 Early Childhood Care and Education for Bilingual Children and the Road to Multilingualism 173Dina C. Castro and Nydia Prishker9 The Significance of Infant/Toddler Care and Education: A Call to Unite Research, Policy, and Practice 197Susan L. Recchia and Emmanuelle N. Fincham10 Working with Diverse Families 219 Kiyomi Sánchez‐Suzuki Colegrove11 The Changing Landscape of Education for Young Children Receiving Early Intervention and Early Childhood Special Education 239Maggie Bartlett and Ann MickelsonSection III Curriculum 25912 Perspectives on Early Childhood Curricula 261Martha Lash13 More than Academics: Supporting the Whole Child 279Marilou Hyson and Anne L. Douglass14 Teaching and Learning Literacy in Early Childhood Education: Crossroads and Intersections 301Candace R. Kuby, Angie Zapata, and Oona Fontanella‐Nothom15 Teaching and Learning Mathematics in Early Childhood Programs 329Arthur J. Baroody, Douglas H. Clements, and Julie Sarama16 Teaching and Learning Science in Early Childhood Care and Education 355Valarie L. Akerson17 Social Studies in the Early Years: Children Engaging as Citizens through the Social Sciences 377Stephanie C. SerriereSection IV Professional Development 40118 The Enduring and Evolving Nature of Early Childhood Care and Education: Pedagogical Challenges in Our Time 403Patricia M. Cooper19 Professional Development in Early Childhood Education 427Karen La Paro and Elizabeth King20 Developing Early Childhood Professionals in Laboratory Schools 449Brent A. McBride and Meghan C. Fisher21 Developing Early Educators Who Engage in Critical Multicultural Pedagogical Practices: A Historical, Moral, and Pedagogical Imperative 465Mariana Souto‐Manning, Nicole McGowan, and Sarah L. ZalcmannSection V Policy and Its Impact on Early Childhood Education 49122 Early Childhood Policy and Its Impact on the Field: Historical and Contemporary Perspectives 493Rebecca E. Gomez and Thomas Rendon23 Child Care Quality Rating and Improvement Systems (QRIS): National Experiment for Improving Early Childhood Education Quality 515James Elicker and Karen Ruprecht24 Early Childhood Care and Education Workforce Issues in Implementing Assessment Policies 537Debra J. Ackerman25 Accreditation: Supporting Quality and Professionalization in Early Childhood Care and Education 567Diane M. Horm, Nancy E. Barbour, and Elisa Huss‐Hage26 Pre‐School Through Third Grade (P–3): Conceptual, Organizational, and Practical Perspectives 591Kristie KauerzSection VI Critical Issues and Future Directions 61527 Making Room for More: Complexity, Diversity, and the Impact of Alternative Perspectives on Early Childhood Care and Education 617Susan Grieshaber and Mindy Blaise28 International Perspectives on Early Childhood Care and Education Policy and Practice 641Jennifer Sumsion29 Social Justice and Equity in Early Childhood Education 661Fikile Nxumalo and Jennifer Keys Adair30 The Capabilities Approach: A New Perspective on Enduring and Critical Questions 683Cary A. BuzzelliIndex 705