TY - BOOK AU - Kostelnik, Marjorie J. AU - Grady, Marilyn L. TI - Getting it right from the start: the principal's guide to early childhood education SN - 9781412949507 AV - LB 1139.23 .K675 2009 PY - 2009/// CY - Thousand Oaks, Calif. ; [Alexandria, Va.] PB - Corwin ; National Association of Elementary School Principals KW - Early childhood education KW - Handbooks, manuals, etc KW - Elementary school principals N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. 312-322) and index; EDU N2 - Contents: Early childhood education: an expanding enterprise! -- Quality makes all the difference -- Breaking new ground: getting involved in early childhood education -- Early childhood education: stakeholders -- Developmentally appropriate practice -- What principals need to know about how young children develop and learn -- Early childhood curriculum -- Learning centers and classroom routines -- Assessing young children�s learning -- Early childhood education: family involvement -- Early childhood teachers -- Finding and keeping good teachers -- Physical environments that support early learning -- Early childhood education: funding -- Action summary ER -