Expanding from the core ideas of the influential 1987 edition, this volume spells out more fully the principles
underlying developmentally appropriate practice and guidelines for classroom decision making. The revised edition
is explicit about the importance of the social and cultural context in considering appropriateness of practices.
For all engaged in the care and education of infants and toddlers, 3- through 5-year-olds, or primary-grade children,
this book offers an overview of each period of development and extensive examples of practices appropriate and
inappropriate with children in that age group.