Project Coordinator Note 

One of the beauties of Open Resource materials is that instructors are able to edit as they see fit to suit their course needs. Although the authors feel that we have included rich information that meets the needs of students taking an introductory course in the field, instructors might choose to add additional materials or edit chapters to fit their communities. It is our hope that you will find this book to be a foundational piece to your introductory course keeping in mind that our vision for the book was much like going to your favorite buffet restaurant . . . you get a little bit about a whole lot.

Funding restrictions did not allow us to create test banks or PowerPoint presentations to match the text.  It is our sincere hope that with version 2.0 of the text those ancillary materials might be included.

In the meantime, we hope you and your students enjoy our textbook.

Gayle Julian, Olympic College

Author and Review Statement

Introduction to Early Childhood Education Open Education Resources Textbook for common course ECED& 105 Introduction to Early Childhood Education was produced with support from funding secured through the Carl D. Perkins Act.

Authors

This book was a collaboratively written textbook by Early Childhood Faculty from around Washington State. The following contributed to the completion of this textbook:

Gayle Julian, Project Coordinator, Olympic College

Brenda Boyd, Washington State University

Angela Blums, Pierce Community College

Chris Moon, South Puget Sound Community College

Davida Sharpe-Haygood, Pierce Community College

Jennifer Karshna, Tacoma Community College

Sharene Leek, Pierce Community College

Ardene Neimer, Olympic College

Ninder Gill, North Seattle Community College

Peer Review

This book has been peer reviewed by 11 subject experts from five higher education institutions and one Early Childhood Agency in Washington State. Each chapter received an open and collaborative review from two reviewers, one based on their area of expertise and another with required specific knowledge in accessibility and annotations. In addition, an overall review of the text for continuity was conducted by a content area expert.

Reviews were structured around considerations of the intended audience of the book, and examined the comprehensiveness, accuracy, and relevance of content. Reviews were also focused on relevance longevity, clarity, consistency, organization structure flow, grammatical errors, and cultural relevance.

Gayle Julian would like to thank the review team for the time, care, and commitment they contributed to the project. I recognize that peer reviewing is a generous act of service on their part. This book would not be the robust, valuable resource that it is were it not for their feedback and input.

Reviewers included:

Sophie Truman, Lake Washington Technical College

Linda Felch, Clover Park Technical College

Jessica Kirchhofer, Western Washington University

Hannah Mechler, Grays Harbor College

Brandi Renis, Lake Washington Technical College

Holly Lanoue, Olympic College

Mary Garguile, Olympic College

Meka Riggins, Child Care Aware of Washington

Sharon Romppanen, Bellevue College

Shanti Connors, Lake Washington Technical College

Sally Holloway, Whatcom Community College

Administrative Support:

Danessa Gray, Olympic College

The authors and reviewers would like to thank Workforce Development Dean Amy Hatfield at Olympic College for her support in securing funding through the Carl D. Perkins Act for this collaborative project.