Early childhood care and education

Answers to the questions real mum and dads have during the first year.

A two-ebook edition of two best-selling and invaluable books for new parents: First Time Parent and Gem Babies' Names.

This book will show you how to soothe your baby and solve any problems you may come across with sleeping, feeding, crying and colic.

What comes before phonics?

The revised fifth edition of The Early Years Foundation Stage has been fully updated to cover revised EYFS, revised Development Matters and policy shifts in the sector.

Play that stimulates young minds.

Are you keen to give your baby the very best start in life and make every moment that you have together count?

In the blink of an eye, our kids will be adults facing countless serious threats - climate change, political polarization and disinformation, to name but a few.

Please note this is a 'Palgrave to Order' title (PTO).

This succinct and highly readable book from one of Palgrave's best-selling authors offers the perfect introduction to a fascinating and fast-growing field.

Neoliberal logics of government shaping childhood today produce market-based frameworks for understanding childhood risks.

This book responds to the needs of urban youth by describing youth development principles in physical activity programs.

Was treibt den Menschen an, dem eigenen Leben einen Sinn zu verleihen?

Esta obra propone un espacio de indagación y de reflexión para el abordaje de proyectos de Educación Ambiental Integral relacionados con el suelo, el agua, la contaminación sonora, las aves y su estatus ambiental, una huerta escolar ambientalista, la inclusión de los vegetales en la dieta infantil y el reciclado de los residuos.

This book evaluates contemporary approaches to education, with a particular focus on the ways in which assessment shapes the educational experience and influences pupils and students.

This book focuses on the politics of teacher resistance to the formation and implementation of neoliberal education policies in Australia.

This book draws on detailed case studies from three very different countries and school systems to explore the early adolescent learner and the middle years of learning, both of which are often overlooked in the literature.

This book brings together authoritative information about the child/dog bond as it is manifested with family dogs, visiting therapy dogs, and service dogs trained to assist children with disabilities.

This edited book focuses on affordances and limitations of e-books for early language and literacy, features and design of e-books for early language and literacy, print versus e-books in early language and literacy development, and uses of and guidelines for how to use e-books in school and home literacy practices.

This book examines the connections between policy, school experiences, and everyday activities of children growing up in the global city of Melbourne, Australia.

Partnerships with Families and Communities empowers pre-service teachers to build partnerships with children, families and communities.

Informed by current theory and practice, this book adapts a practical approach to mentoring that is grounded in real life experiences.

This revolutionary book explores theoretical and practical issues of listening to children, families, and professionals who advocate for and work with young children to promote social justice and improve their lives, and to ensure no one is left behind.