New Early Childhood Education Resource

The Growing Ideas Tipsheets are a new resource from The University of Maine Center for Community Inclusion and Disability Studies. The tipsheets contain quick-reference information on many relevant topics related to early childhood education. Topic areas include Developmentally Appropriate Practice, Inclusive Early Childhood Education, Laws that Support Early Childhood Education for All, Guidance for Social Skill Development, Universal Design in Early Childhood Education, Assessment Basics, Social-Emotional Development, and Behavior Communicates. Each tipsheet is designed to be a starting point for early childhood educators and care providers, supplying basic information and pointing the reader to some of the best, extended resources on the topic. To access the Growing Ideas Tipsheets free, on-line, please visit http://www.ccids.umaine.edu/ec.