• Elevation of child care in ACF through the establishment of Office of Child Care to administer Child Care and Development Block Grant and promote interagency coordination on child care matters.
• Campaign to reshape and improve quality of Head Start Programs through requiring weaker programs to compete for funds;  creating four new national centers to provide technical assistance to Head Start programs — centers on Teaching and Learning;  Parent, Family and Community Engagement;  Cultural and Linguistic Responsiveness;  and Program Management and Fiscal Operations. Also, awarding grants to Centers of Excellence in the Head Start arena to disseminate their best practices to Head Start and Early Start programs.
• Launching two studies:  National Survey on Early Care and Education (to study availability of care, and how available programs coordinate with families' needs), and a Study of the Early Childhood Care and Education Workforce (defining the population and the supports provided for early childhood teachers and caregivers). 
• Defining the new avenues by which the Department of Education is promoting early learning.

Constructive Play: Exchange E-book

This classic book offers educators timeless examples of classroom activities designed for children 2 to 5 years of age that are grounded in Piaget's theory of knowledge, learning, and thinking.

• Why cut holes in tables?
• Why tape blocks together?
• Why suspend pendulums that leak sand?
• Why make paintbrushes with crooked or double handles?

• Explains what each activity means in terms of development
• Offers comparisons for use with younger and older children
• Suggests ways to make the environment more provocative
• Presents strategies for becoming a better observer of children's play
• Demonstrates how constructive play increases children's competence

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