The Fifth Edition of Infants & Toddlers Curriculum & Teaching provides practical and powerfully effective tools for anyone involved in the care and development of young children. This proven source not only helps prepare caregivers for certification as a child care specialist, it also instructs the reader in essential skills for self-care while caring for the needs of young children from birth to 36 months. The 13 CDA skills are presented through practical concepts and examples in real-life child care situations. This edition expands on the practical, “how-to” and hands-on aspects of childcare as well as the most current theoretical and research foundations of child development. New case studies illustrate practical examples of skills and concepts. The most current research on the brain, neurological and perceptual development as wells as new chapters on effective tools to enhance each of the five major developmental areas help make this a comprehensive child care and development resource.