Understanding creativity -- Creative thinking -- Creative experiences -- Art and the developing child -- Special needs and central diversity -- Children's artistic development -- The elements of art -- Aesthetics -- Sensory experiences -- The complete early childhood art program -- Child-centered art vs. teacher-directed projects -- Planning, implementing, and evaluating art -- Integrating art across the early childhood curriculum -- The art center -- Roles and strategies that facilitate children's artistic expression -- Responding to children's art -- Art assessment.