Exploring the history of children's play and play environments, informing where we are today and why we need to re-establish play as a priority, this book proposes active solutions to the current state of play deprivation.
Exploring the history of children's play and play environments, informing where we are today and why we need to re-establish play as a priority, this book proposes active solutions to the current state of play deprivation.
Foundations of Early Childhood Education: Teaching Children in a Diverse Societyis a practical introduction to the field of early childhood education and can even be used as a hands-on guide. The text emphasizes observations skills and the need to understand child growth and dev…
The excellence of play
Outdoor provision in the early years
"Supporting Transitions in the Early Years explores the whole range of early childhood transitions, rather than simply looking at starting school or preschool. It helps parents, practitioners, policy-makers and Early Years students at every level to understand and support the su…
Bringing together leading scholars, this book describes proven ways to enhance early literacy skills in 3- and 4-year-olds, especially those from low-income families. Presented are scientifically based methods and approaches that are being applied in Early Reading First programs…
There is a growing interest in understanding how early years care and education is organised and experienced internationally. This book examines key influential approaches to early years care as well as some less well-known systems from around the world.
"Curriculum in Early Childhood Education: Reexamined, Rediscovered, Renewed provides a critical examination of the sources, aims, and features of early childhood curricula. Providing a theoretical and philosophical foundation for examining teaching and learning, this book will p…