"The first year of life is the year of opportunity. It is when the foundations of our emotional and social well-being together with our motivation and ability to learn begin to be laid down by an ongoing interplay of physical, neurological and psychological processes." "Maria Ro…
Throughout the world the number of working mothers with young children has continued to grow. This book examines the ways in which different countries across the world are tackling early childhood services and how these services affect young children's experiences and developmen…
'Early Childhood Care and Education' examines the ways in which different countries across the world are tackling early childhood services and how these services affect young children's experiences and development, for better and worse.
Throughout the world the number of working mothers with young children has continued to grow. This book examines the ways in which different countries across the world are tackling early childhood services and how these services affect young children's experiences and developmen…
A collection of articles and narratives on ways people can support parents, children, and caregivers involved in social movements, focusing on social justice, mutual aid, and collective liberation.
Public social services are increasingly being individualised in order to better meet the differentiated needs of competent and independent citizens and to promote the effectiveness of social interventions. This book addresses this development, focusing on a new type of social se…
This book provides fascinating insights into the factors that influence why people enter and leave care work, their motivations, understandings and experiences of their work and intersection of it with their family lives.