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Abstract
The Creative Curriculum for Infants, Toddlers, and Twos is an extension of The Creative Curriculum for preschool children. As such, it is a comprehensive and integrative curricular model for early childhood programs. It is similarly rooted in a broad range of theoretical and research-based foundations concerning child development and learning. The curriculum is designed to help teachers and parents understand their infant, toddler, or two year old across all domains of development. The model outlines methods teachers can use to create a supportive, enriching, and responsive environment that engages the developing interests and capacities of the children. A variety of strategies are offered to teachers that include methods for structuring the physical environment and daily routine, establishing relationships with children, individualizing interactions that recognize differences between children, and enhancing the developmental progress of all children.