Center for
Early Childhood Professionals


Guidelines to Developmentally Appropriate Practice

The National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) Position Statement on developmentally appropriate practice in programs for 4 and 5 years addresses the need for educators and administrators to incorporate knowledge of child development and children's learning styles when they develop and implement pre-kindergarten programs.

http://www.naeyc.org/about/positions.asp

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