Aid to teachers planning and implementing a child-centered prekindergarten program is offered in this comprehensive guide. After a brief introduction, sections of the guide (1) address the topics of separation and adjustment; (2) present sample room arrangements and suggest ideas for management routines, scheduling, planning, and ordering of materials; (3) explore the role of the educator in guiding children's growth and development through verbal and non-verbal interactions; (4) focus on the prekindergarten team, offering suggestions for promoting professional development as well as a guide to classroom assessment for administrators; (5) discuss the structure of a stimulating, supportive learning environment, highlighting early language experiences and including discussions of children with limited English proficiency, special needs, the multicultural/nonsexist classroom, and over a dozen individual interest areas; (6) discuss ways of increasing parent participation; (7) discuss the physical and nutritional needs of young children and their families, indicating the kinds of social and health services available to them, and discussing child abuse identification and intervention; (8) describe assessment techniques for teachers with particular attention to periodic staff review; (9) delineate the scope of the prekindergarten program and indicate developmental skills to be acquired by prekindergarten children; and (10) offer a bibliography of recommended books for children, parents, and teachers, plus a compilation of professional organizations and journals. The guide is profusely illustrated with line drawings and black and white photographs. A form that practitioners may use to evaluate the guide is appended. (RH)