Early Years

Published long before the importance of early childhood education was formally recognised in the educational landscape this book explores the significance of play for young children. The volume includes an appendix on Montessori education...

A key text exploring children's rights, highlighting the importance of a child's voice and presenting ideas and strategies to encourage children's participation in their education...

Jenny Mosley's quality circle time model involves establishing an on-going, timetabled process of circle-meetings for adults and children. As a basis for teaching relationship skills, enhancing self-esteem and building a positive behaviour management and anti-bullying policy, circle time will not on..

Jenny Mosley's quality circle time model involves establishing an on-going, timetabled process of circle-meetings for adults and children. As a basis for teaching relationship skills, enhancing self-esteem and building a positive behaviour management and anti-bullying policy, circle time will not on..

 Coding as a Playground is the first book to focus on how young children (ages 7 and under) can engage in computational thinking and be taught to become computer programmers, and how that process can increase both their cognitive and social-emotional skills...

 Coding as a Playground is the first book to focus on how young children (ages 7 and under) can engage in computational thinking and be taught to become computer programmers, and how that process can increase both their cognitive and social-emotional skills...

Communicating with Children from Birth to Four Years is an encouraging guide for practitioners and students working with young children in the Early Years Foundation Stage. Providing a clear outline of children’s needs, responses and abilities at each developmental stage, it guides the reader on:_x0..

It is important to investigate factors that pertain to the provision of a high-quality education and high-quality care for young children. This book focuses on three topics presently under debate: the professionalization of pedagogues working in the field of early childhood education; the quality of..

Creating a Space to Grow..

Creating Communities in Early Years Settings encourages and supports all early years practitioners who work with children and their families within the Early Years Foundation Stage. Offering advice, ideas and strategies for developing an early learning community, this book provides clear guidance an..

Taking a fresh look at the role of creativity within the early years, this accessible guide explores what is meant by creativity and considers how creative skills, behaviours and thinking can be identified and fostered in the individual child. Chapters illustrate how creative attitudes can be adopte..

This book contextualizes the historical and research base of early childhood curriculum, and then turns to discussions of various schools of theory and philosophy that have served to support curriculum development in early childhood education...