Ruffin, Novella J.2014-07-112014-07-112009-05-01http://hdl.handle.net/10919/49525The first five years of life are a time of incredible growth and learning. An understanding of the rapid changes in a child's developmental status prepares parents and caregivers to give active and purposeful attention to the preschool years and to guide and promote early learning that will serve as the foundation for later learning.6 pagesapplication/pdfen-USVirginia Cooperative Extension materials are available for public use, re-print, or citation without further permission, provided the use includes credit to the author and to Virginia Cooperative Extension, Virginia Tech, and Virginia State University.Child DevelopmentExtension publicationhttp://pubs.ext.vt.edu/350/350-055/350-055_pdf.pdfInfantsPreschool childrenLearningDevelopmentPatternsCharacteristics