Developing Appropriate Curriculum for Young Children is a comprehensive guide on how to build and implement engaging and developmentally appropriate curriculum for young children. This text is designed for the traditionally organized curriculum course for the early childhood education curriculum courses. Content is devoted to developing not only the "whole child," but also the "whole classroom" and the "whole community" by introducing a streamlined focus on familial and community inclusion, which enriches the lives of children, strengthens families and communities, and alleviates the pressure on teachers to be solely responsible for children's education. Throughout, this textbook is highly applied in nature, with a clear integration and emphasis on the topic of play--a vital piece in the healthy development of young children.

Content includes a unit focused on inclusion, learning environment, and family engagement. This textbook correlates to NAEYC's Developmentally Appropriate Practices and Professional Standards and Competencies for Early Childhood Educators. Case study features throughout highlight real-world scenarios for students to read and consider, and include critical-thinking questions to help students build well-informed ideas about the kind of teachers they want to be.