Education has come a long way since we were kids...

Thanks to quality research we've made great strides in the areas of childhood development and learning methodology.  With so much knowledge at our fingertips, don't settle for less than the best for your children.  The Itty-Bitty Bookworm takes the latest research seriously.  Our curriculum is grounded in research and recommendations from the following:

• “Building Strong Foundations for Early Learning: The US Department of Education’s Guide to High Quality Early Childhood Education Programs”  by The US Department of Education.
  
  
• “Learning to Read and Write: Developmentally Appropriate Practices for Young Children” by  The International Reading Association and the  National Association for the Education of Young Children.
  
  
• ”Indicators of An Effective Curriculum” by The National Association for the Education of Young Children.
  
  
• "The Head Start Child Outcomes Framework" from The Head Start Path to Postive Child Outcomes, updated Summer 2003.
  
  
• The work of  Piaget, Erickson, Vygotsky, and  Gardner