Neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) impose stressors on development. Comparative studies have focused mostly on the units’ medical qualities and less on their developmental ‘ecology’. The aim of the ...

Learn to teach, challenge, and nurture a diverse range of pre-K–2 students. The program stresses a humanistic approach to teaching that is both developmentally appropriate and intellectually ...

Abstract Despite the widespread popularity of the National Association for the Education of Young Children’s guidelines on Developmentally Appropriate Practices (DAP), research on the effects of these ...

Young Children is a peer-reviewed professional journal published by the National Association for the Education of Young Children. Young Children issues are organized around topical clusters that ...

Create a safe, positive and productive classroom climate environment that supports and facilitates learning for all students. Build a sense of community in one's classroom based on developmentally ...