Project ASCENT, a program in which early childhood gifted and talented children are provided with differentiated curricula while remaining in the mainstream setting, is described. The first chapter reviews project goals, rationale, staff, and roles of personnel including the support teacher. Identification methods, including a Piagetian test, are examined in the second chapter. Inservice training for staff is described in Chapter 3, while Chapter 4 details curriculum aspects, including discussion of the basic, affective, creative, and differential curriculum. The curriculum section lists extensive activity suggestions. Two final chapters consider the parent involvement component and project evaluation. (CL)