The updated fourth edition of EARLY EDUCATION CURRICULUM: A CHILD'S CONNECTION TO THE WORLD, INTERNATIONAL EDITION focuses on the process of planning and implementing a curriculum and setting up an inclusive child- centered environment. New research and new or revised perspectives in the early childhood field are all integrated into this edition including issues of professional, federal, and state standards, along with current thinking on how to involve families in their children's learning. Special anecdotes 'Why I Teach Young Children' provide real life scenarios from early childhood teachers. Introduced in this edition is a bind- in- book CD that contains new activity plans, lesson plans, assessment forms, curriculum webs, room arrangements, and puppet patterns. There is also a new eight-page color insert on developmentally appropriate Outdoor Play. This text meets the needs of a diverse student population and helps students to develop creative thinking and the ability to apply theory to an early childhood classroom setting.