Early Childhood Curriculum, Assessment, and Program …

1 IntroductionHigh-quality Early education produces long-lastingbenefits (Schweinhart & Weikart 1997; National Re-search Council & Institute of Medicine 2000; Peisner-Feinberg et al. 2000; National Research Council 2001;Reynolds et al. 2001; Campbell et al. 2002). With thisevidence, federal, state, and local decision makers areasking critical questions about young children s educa-tion. What should children be taught in the years frombirth through age eight? How would we know if they aredeveloping well and learning what we want them tolearn? And how could we decide whether programs forchildren from infancy through the primary grades aredoing a good job?Answers to these questions questions about earlychildhood curriculum , child assessment , and Program evalu-ation are the foundation of the joint position statementfrom the National Association for the Education of YoungChildren (NAEYC) and the National Association of EarlyChildhood Specialists in State Departments of Education(NAECS/SDE).

curriculum, child assessment, and program evaluation. Next, the document outlines the position statement’s background and intended effects. It describes the major trends, new understandings, and contemporary issues that have influenced the position statement’s recom-mendations. With this background, the document then

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