Maguire-Fong has updated her groundbreaking book designed to assist pre- and inservice professionals working with infants and their families. In the short span of three years, infants learn to move with confidence and grace, to converse with ease, to investigate and solve problems, and to help others in need―building an exquisite foundation for all learning that follows. Each chapter of this updated edition draws from research and real-life infant care settings to provide valuable insights into how to design an infant care program, plan curriculum, assess learning, and work with families . This popular resource is inspired by the philosophy of early childhood education developed in the schools in Reggio Emilia, Italy; from the work of Magda Gerber and Emmi Pikler; and from the many dedicated researchers intent on figuring out how infants make meaning. Book Features: Explicit examples that illustrate how to teach in ways that respect how infants learn. - A new in-depth section describing how to plan curriculum by observing, documenting, and interpreting infants’ play and interactions. - A newly illustrated section that describes how play spaces, daily care routines, and everyday conversations and interactions can be transformed into contexts for learning that fully support infants’ amazing capacity to learn. - Examples of curriculum planning and assessment that align well with state and national performance standards and curriculum frameworks. “Through a compelling synthesis of neuroscience and developmental research, Teaching and Learning with Infants and Toddlers illuminates the active role infants and toddlers play in their learning. Drawing on major approaches in early childhood pedagogy and care, Mary Jane Maguire-Fong provides vivid examples of infants and toddlers in action while describing the complementary, essential role of the teacher in observing, documenting, and reflecting on their learning. This wonderful book invites us to deepen our understanding and respect for infants and toddlers and to teach and learn together with them.” ― Peter L. Mangione , director, Center for Child & Family Studies, WestEd “Maguire-Fong masterfully synthesizes the past half-century’s explosion of Euro-American research on how infants think and learn, and from it distills clear, simple, and inspiring guidance for early child educators―and everyone who cares about babies―on the environments, experiences, and relationships they need to understand themselves and our world.” ― Joshua D. Sparrow , executive director, Brazelton Touchpoints Center, Boston Children’s Hospital “Through a compelling synthesis of neuroscience and developmental research, Teaching and Learning with Infants and Toddlers illuminates the active role infants and toddlers play in their learning. Drawing on major approaches in early childhood pedagogy and care, Mary Jane Maguire-Fong provides vivid examples of infants and toddlers in action while describing the complementary, essential role of the teacher in observing, documenting, and reflecting on their learning. This wonderful book invites us to deepen our understanding and respect for infants and toddlers and to teach and learn together with them.” ― Peter L. Mangione , director, Center for Child & Family Studies, WestEd “Maguire-Fong masterfully synthesizes the past half-century’s explosion of Euro-American research on how infants think and learn, and from it distills clear, simple, and inspiring guidance for early child educators―and everyone who cares about babies―on the environments, experiences, and relationships they need to understand themselves and our world.” ― Joshua D. Sparrow , executive director, Brazelton Touchpoints Center, Boston Children’s Hospital Praise for the First Edition! “From its clear explanation of the developing brain of a baby to its enlightened presentation on the art of reflective childcare, I see how many times I will use this work as a resource.” ―From the Foreword by J. Ronald Lally, codirector, Center for Child and Family Studies, WestEd “Mary Jane Maguire-Fong explores deeply the connections among state-of-the-art science on young children's development, public policies affecting families, and best practice in the care and education of very young children. Teaching and Learning with Infants and Toddlers is filled with so many great ideas, evocative illustrations, and practical considerations―all knit together in an almost lyrical narrative style. A wonderful, necessary read for anyone interested in supporting our youngest children.” ― Ross A. Thompson , Distinguished Professor, Department of Psychology, University of California, Davis “Here is everything you ever wanted to know about very young children as ‘born researchers’ ―how they engage with the world so new to them and invite us to play with them in shared meaning-making. This book explores every aspect of early development and invites us to learn with the children, as we order time and spac