11548. CHILDREN PRENATALLY EXPOSED TO DRUGS: IMPLICATIONS FOR THE EARLY CHILDHOOD CLASSROOM. Following a review and analysis of the literature on the behavioral and developmental outcomes of young children prenatally exposed to illicit drugs, the analysis considers the implications for early childhood educators and examines appropriate intervention strategies. Points to the danger of labelling these children as biologically doomed to failure and makes the case that after age 3, environmental risks take precedence of the children's initial drug exposure. 16p., 41f., 22b.