This open textbook is an adapted remixed version of two open textbooks:
- Principles and Practices of Teaching Young Children by Cindy Stephens, Gina Peterson, Sharon Eyrich, & Jennifer Paris shared under a CC BY license.
- Introduction to Curriculum for Early Childhood Education by Jennifer Paris, Kristin Beeve, & Clint Springer shared under a CC BY license.
Additional Canadian and Nova Scotia content has been added to make this resource relevant for students studying ECE in Nova Scotia. New examples for philosophical and educational influences have been added to make the content more inclusive.
| Fundamentals of Early Childhood Education in Nova Scotia | Principles and Practices of Teaching Young Children | Introduction to Curriculum for Early Childhood Education | Additional Resources |
| Unit 1 | 1.5 | ||
| Unit 2 | 1.6 | ||
| Unit 3 | 1.7 | ||
| Unit 4 | 1.8 | ||
| Unit 5 | 1.9 | ||
| Unit 6 | 1.10 | ||
| New Section | |||
| 7 | CCCF code of ethics | ||
| 8 | AECENS code of ethics | ||
| 9 | NS ELCF Curriculum goals | ||
| 10 | UN Convention on the rights of the child | ||
| 11 | Pyramid model. | ||
| New Section | |||
| 12 | 4.1 | ||
| 13 | Roots of curriculum Circle of learning | ||
| 14 | Kindezi model | ||
| 15 | 4.2 | ||
| 16 | 4.5 |
