Early Childhood Education Today and Early Childhood Settings and Approaches DVD (Hardcover, 9th)

From one of the best-known authors in the field comes an important and timely revision of this market-leading text. The ninth edition of "Early Childhood Education Today" still offers the broadest foundational coverage in the market, while adding many new topics and features:

• A new chapter on child care discusses what constitutes quality, education and care for young children.
• A new chapter on federal and state support of early childhood programs describes funded programs such as Head Start and Even Start and helps students understand the current mandates and programs for early literacy and readiness.
• A new feature in every chapter that reflects our ever-diverse reality, "Diversity Tie-In," illustrates a multicultural strategy or issue for today's educators such as implementing an anti-bias curriculum, working with migrant students, or communicating with ESL parents.
• Updated and new coverage of guidance strategies, public policy, learning theories, lesson plans, building daily schedules, and more is provided.
• Margin notes highlight and define 1ev terms in early childhood education.

Instructor Resources include

• Printed Instructor's Manual and Test Bank and Companion Website. The Test Bank is available in both printed and computerized versions.
• A video library of current topics and issues integrated within the text.