NAEYC has pioneered developmentally appropriate practice (DAP), the framework of which establishes principles and guidelines for best practice in the care and education of children from birth through ...

Learning to Read and Write: Developmentally Appropriate Practices for Young Children, The Reading Teacher, Vol. 52, No. 2, Children's Choices Favorite Books for 1998 (Oct., 1998), pp. 193-216 ...

Ivey spokesperson Gina Maiola identified the book as the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) Developmentally Appropriate Practice Book, 4th edition.

Second, to design an index that taps a developmentally appropriate neonatal intensive-care practice, labeled here as the DANIP index.