How young children discover how to control their thoughts, feelings, and bodies.

When a child knows how print works and how to interact with it.

When a child discovers how materials work through play.

When a child pretends to be someone else and uses improvisational skills to create and act out dramatic scenes.

When a child uses materials to construct objects that mirror the real world.

How a child learns to think, make decisions, and solve problems.

A federal program that offers comprehensive early childhood education, health, nutrition, and parent involvement services to children who come from low socioeconomic backgrounds.

What a child knows about communication, reading, and writing before they learn to read and write.

A federally funded program that provides services to pregnant women and families with infants and toddlers from low socioeconomic backgrounds to support optimal child development while helping parents/families move toward economic independence.

Behaviors, activities, practices, and environments that have modified to mirror the age, characteristics and developmental progress of a certain group of children.