Designed to complement the other resources of the California Department of Education’s Early Learning and Development System, this publication examines how play, learning, and curriculum work together in early education. It describes the relationship context for early learning and the role of the teacher in supporting children’s active engagement in learning. Strategies for guiding young children’s learning taken from the California Infant/Toddler Curriculum Framework and the California Preschool Curriculum Framework, Volumes One, Two, and Three are discussed. This discussion illuminates ways in which learning experiences in one domain may also foster learning in other domains.