Over the past 75 years, research has provided an ever-growing body of evidence about how important the first years of a child's life are to future development and success. Understanding early childhood theory and research is essential to knowing what children think and feel and how caregivers can help them become caring people and joyful learners.

The theory and research chapter of The Creative Curriculum^® for Infants, Toddlers & Twos summarizes some of the major theories about children's development and learning and explains how The Creative Curriculum^® helps you put theory and research into practice in your program, including:

• Meeting children's basic needs
• Fostering social/emotional development
• Developing relationships
• Supporting cognitive and brain development

Scientifically Based Research on Which The Creative Curriculum^® for Infants, Toddlers & Twos Is Based

Through well implemented experimental and quasi-experimental research, early childhood researchers have made great strides in identifying the building blocks of later school success. These findings were used to develop our curriculum and assessment materials, as well as our training services.

See the research base for The Creative Curriculum for Infants, Toddlers & Twos.