Use Working with Young Children to introduce your students to the fast-growing field of child care services This popular text applies child development principles to child care settings. Your students will develop skills for guiding children effectively while keeping them healthy and safe. Eighty new photos enhance the inviting, colorful format of this new edition. Internet activities have been added to every chapter. This text provides current health, safety, and nutrition information. New and expanded topics include technology, cultural diversity, family stressors, and child care careers. This book is designed as a training guide for obtaining the Child Development Associate National Credential (CDA). Mastering CDA Competencies is to be used in conjunction with the text Working with Young Children and provides practical exercises that apply to each of the CDA Competency Goals and Functional Areas.