In this book, parents will find ways to help teachers nurture important emerging math skills, from sorting and division of materials to early counting. Basic ideas and tools, including classroom-tested activities, will help support their child's math learning, both at home and in child care. Following an introduction, the book contains three parts: Part I, Young Children and Math, presents: (1) Math Is Child's Play; (2) What Is Number Sense, Anyway?; and (3) Providers and Teachers as Partners. Part II, All in a Day's Play, continues with: (4) Counting and More; (5) Collecting; (6) Estimating; and (7) Making Patterns. Part III, Fun and Games with Math, concludes with: (8) Making Graphs; (9) Math Manipulatives: Games with Blocks and Other Movable Objects; and (10) Board Games, Grid games and Path games. Appended is: (1) Choosing Quality Child Care. Also includes an afterword and bibliography.