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What NAEYC Means to You=

materials that will be used. (NAE= YC does not prescribe a specific curriculum.)

What you want to see in a program:=

= Ask about the program’s curriculum and how it addresses= all aspects of child development. The curriculum should not focus on just = one area of development. Children are given opportunities to learn and deve= lop through exploration and play as well as teachers working with

individual children and small gro= ups on specific skills. Materials and equipment are provided that will spar= k children’s interest and encourage them to experiment and learn. Act= ivities are designed to help children get better at reasoning, problem-solv= ing, getting along with others, using language, and other skills. Infants a= nd toddlers play with toys and art materials that “do something”= ; based on children’s actions, such as jack-in-the-box, cups that fit= inside each other, and playdough.*

Standard 2—= ;Curriculum

The program implements a curriculum tha= t is consistent with its goals for children and promotes learning and devel= opment in each of the following areas: social, emotional, physical, languag= e and cognitive.

A = well-planned written curriculum provides a guide for teachers and administr= ators and includes goals for the content that children are learning, planne= d activities linked to these goals, daily schedules and routines, and