ART & CREATIVE DEVELOPMENT FOR YOUNG CHILDREN; 8th Edition; is a comprehensive; must-have resource for implementing a developmentally appropriate art program. Written for pre-service and in-service early childhood professionals in child care; preschool; or kindergarten through third grade settings; the text takes a child-centered approach to art education. It covers the important topics and issues related to creative experience; including art and the developing child; special needs and diversity; and children's artistic development. Also discussed are planning; developing; implementing; and assessing art along with strategies for integrating art across the curriculum. The updated Eighth Edition gives greater emphasis to professional standards; and also provides lesson plans at the end of each chapter.