Gordon/Browne's BEGINNINGS AND BEYOND: FOUNDATIONS IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION, 11th Edition, offers the ideal blend of simplicity and depth. Clear and easy to understand, it lays out basic questions any early childhood education student would want answered and provides thorough explanations through key concepts, current research and practical examples. Developmentally Appropriate Practices are woven throughout as is material on diversity and inclusion. Every chapter includes features focusing on brain-based research to emphasize the connection between neuroscience and development, DAP in action to highlight the importance of intentional teaching and equity in ECE to help readers recognize issues of gender, race/ethnicity, ability, language and family patterns in every aspect of teaching. The book is accessible to and respectful of readers with a range of abilities and learning styles.