Welcome to Allyn & Bacon's Early Childhood Education Home Page. We are committed to providing the finest materials to early childhood teachers and caregivers -- including new materials for the following areas: Introduction to Early Childhood Education, Play, Curriculum, Assessment, Math, Literacy, and the Early Childhood Environment. Through our publications -- and through this home page -- we strive to bring to the field an understanding of the best practices available to educators of young children. Please let us know if there's something special you'd like to see here on our home page. We look forward to hearing from you!