This textbook includes chapters 1-6 from “Understanding the Whole Child: Prenatal Development Through Adolescence“, then chapters 1-4 from “Observation and Assessment“, and chapters 1-2, 7, 9, and 11 from “The Role of Equity and Diversity in Early Childhood Education“. “Understanding the Whole Child: Prenatal Development Through Adolescence” by Jennifer Paris, Antoinette Ricardo, and Dawn Rymond, College of the Canyons is licensed under CC BY 4.0 / A derivative from the original work. This adapted edition is produced by Northeast Wisconsin Technical College. This adaptation has not significantly altered or updated the 2019 text other than removing chapters which will not be used in this class and formatting for accessibility. This work is made available under the terms of a Creative Commons Attribution license.