About this Book

The goal of this OER is to support students who wish to become early childhood educators and increase their knowledge of the theory and practices of the profession.

This version is adapted from “Principles and Practices of Teaching Young Children,” an Open Educational Resources Publication by College of the Canyons, in California. It was revised and remixed to include content specific to those studying in Pennsylvania.

The original text was created by Cindy Stephens, Gina Peterson, and Sharon Eyrich, with contributions by Nikki Savage. It was Peer Reviewed by Jennifer Paris, edited by Alexa Johnson and Jennifer Paris and the graphics are by Trudi Radtke. Thank you, College of the Canyon faculty, for your diligence in creating the text.

Thank you

This book was made better by the following Bucks County Community College faculty and staff who reviewed content, helped with copyright questions, shared resources, and encouraged this effort. Thank you for your time, energy, and tremendous support.

• Regina Hierholzer, Instructional Designer and Editor
• Kate D’Auria, Education faculty
• Karen Kaplinski, Education faculty
• Samantha Gross, Dean, Social and Behavioral Science
• Thank you also to Bill Hemmig and Stacey Bennett for championing OER and the zero-cost pathway for better opportunity and access for our students. Thank you to MaryEllen Bornak and Debra Carney for their help integrating this text into the course.
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  Except where otherwise noted, this work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
• Original Work: “Principles and Practices of Teaching Young Children (Stephens et al.)” by LibreTexts is licensed under CC BY.
• Modified Work: “ECE Principles and Practices Prek-4” by Alison Angelaccio, Bucks County Community College is licensed under CC BY 4.0 / A derivative from the original work
• Cover image – Photo by Tamanna Rumee on Unsplash