Early Years

This collection brings together the columns of parenting adviser Ursula Wise, pseudonym for the eminent educationalist and pioneering psychoanalyst Susan Isaacs. Wise’s replies, provide an insight into the development of modern, child-centred attitudes to parenting, with remarkably fresh and relevan..

This text addresses the issues facing children in the light of recent legislative reform. Emphasizing collaboration at all levels of care provision, different chapters explore the services directed at children "in need" as well as children in general...

Based on the latest evidence and containing practical advice from practitioners and parents to support sound partnership practice, this book provides a comprehensive framework for working with parents. Full of examples and activities for training and resources to support practice across a wide range..

Based on the latest evidence and containing practical advice from practitioners and parents to support sound partnership practice, this book provides a comprehensive framework for working with parents. Full of examples and activities for training and resources to support practice across a wide range..

Young Children as Artists considers how art can be managed, understood and relished as an essential ingredient towards the creative potential of each unique young child. The focus, throughout the book, is to enjoy, celebrate and extend what a young child can do in art and show how we as engaged adul..

Young children are born into a digital world and it is not unusual to see preschool children intuitively swiping screens and confidently pressing buttons. There is much debate about the impact of the increased access to technology on young children’s health and wellbeing with claims that it damages ..

Young Children Learning Through Schemas is a creative and highly engaging text that shows how young children can learn through exploring repeated patterns in their actions...

Young Children Learning Through Schemas is a creative and highly engaging text that shows how young children can learn through exploring repeated patterns in their actions...

Young Children, Pedagogy and the Arts is an innovative text that describes practices and research that cross all five strands of the arts—visual, drama, music, dance, and media—and illuminates ways of understanding children and their arts practices that go beyond the common traditions...

Young Children, Pedagogy and the Arts is an innovative text that describes practices and research that cross all five strands of the arts—visual, drama, music, dance, and media—and illuminates ways of understanding children and their arts practices that go beyond the common traditions...