This 71-page annual report, June 1968-June 1969, focuses on the purpose, development, and work of the Arizona Center for Early Childhood Education administered through the University of Arizona's College of Education. The Center is committed to the systematic analysis, continued development, validation and modification of a new and existing educational program. The purpose of the center is to evaluate innovations and to evolve a research base to guide future development of the early education program. The report includes a discussion of the advantages and disadvantages of the Center, a description of the history, instructional goals, and principles of instruction behind the Tucson Early Education Model, and a progress report on research and development at the Arizona Center. The progress report includes several abstracts of pertinent literature which involve behavioral research, case studies, and training techniques. Appendixes include the Center's personnel roster, a case study of the program's implementation at the fourth grade level, and a list of selected papers contained in the progress report. (Author/JF)