1. Editorial: On behalf of children

   • Mary Renck Jalongo

   EditorialNotes Pages: 67 - 70

2. Developmentally appropriate criteria for evaluating sexual abuse prevention programs

   • Nancy S. McLeod
   • Cheryl Wright

   OriginalPaper Pages: 71 - 75

3. Fostering creativity in the early childhood classroom

   • Mary K. Smith

   OriginalPaper Pages: 77 - 82

4. Day care room transitions for toddlers: Recommendations for a supportive physical environment

   • Nanci Weinberger

   OriginalPaper Pages: 83 - 86

5. Blockbusters: Ideas for the block center

   • Polly K. Adams
   • Jaynie Nesmith

   OriginalPaper Pages: 87 - 92

6. Addressing issues of peer rejection in child-centered classrooms

   • Mona W. Matthews

   OriginalPaper Pages: 93 - 97

7. Off with a theme: Emergent curriculum in action

   • Marilyn A. Sheerer
   • Ernest Dettore
   • Jennifer Cyphers

   OriginalPaper Pages: 99 - 102

8. Early childhood music lessons from “Mr. Holland's opus”

   • Susan Snyder

   Arts and Young Children Pages: 103 - 105

9. Best beginnings: Literature for the very young

   • Pauline Davey Zeece

   Books for Children Pages: 107 - 111

10. Knowledge of children forms a basis for early childhood curricula

    • Joan S. McMath

    Books for Professionals Pages: 113 - 114

11. “Can I play too?” Adapting common classroom activities for young children with limited motor abilities

    • Kristyn Sheldon

    Early Childhood Special Education Pages: 115 - 120

12. The development of the ecological self

    • Ruth A. Wilson

    Environmental Education Pages: 121 - 123

13. Partnership with families

    • Rick Caulfield

    Infant and Toddlers Pages: 125 - 128

14. One state's process in the articulation puzzle

    • Nancy Baptiste
    • Betsy Cahill

    Professional Development: Always Growing and Learning Pages: 129 - 130

15. Don't leave them standing on the sidewalk

    • Eugenia Hepworth Berger

    Working with Families Pages: 131 - 133