Pre-school and kindergarten

Shortlisted for Best Professional Book by Nursery World Awards 2017!

Shortlisted for Best Professional Book by Nursery World Awards 2017!

A beautiful full-colour book by Forest School expert and teacher Sara Knight that inspires and encourages individuals of all ages to take an innovative approach to outdoor play and learning.

Leadership in the early years is about using your knowledge, skills, personality and experience to positively influence practice.

A beautiful full-colour book by Forest School expert and teacher Sara Knight that inspires and encourages individuals of all ages to take an innovative approach to outdoor play and learning.

Leadership in the early years is about using your knowledge, skills, personality and experience to positively influence practice.

'I would recommend this book to students and trainees who wish to extend their knowledge and understanding of early years practice beyond level 3.

'I would recommend this book to students and trainees who wish to extend their knowledge and understanding of early years practice beyond level 3.

Do you need good leaders to achieve good quality or does good quality create good leadership?

Do you need good leaders to achieve good quality or does good quality create good leadership?

Movement-play, put simply, is encouraging physical activity in a child-led manner for the benefit of children's health, learning and wellbeing.

Movement-play, put simply, is encouraging physical activity in a child-led manner for the benefit of children's health, learning and wellbeing.

Crayons and iPads examines the use of digital technology in the early stages of child development, and the way in which learning techniques have evolved in classrooms across the world.

Crayons and iPads examines the use of digital technology in the early stages of child development, and the way in which learning techniques have evolved in classrooms across the world.

Recent decades have seen an upsurge of research with and about young children, their families and communities.

Recent decades have seen an upsurge of research with and about young children, their families and communities.

The health and well-being of children is integral to learning and development but what does it actually mean in practice?

The health and well-being of children is integral to learning and development but what does it actually mean in practice?

"e;This important book is a thorough account of early communication covering bilingualism and specific areas of learning of reading and writing in early years.

"e;This important book is a thorough account of early communication covering bilingualism and specific areas of learning of reading and writing in early years.

Children learn to talk through interaction including involvement in many thousands of conversations with adults and other children.

Children learn to talk through interaction including involvement in many thousands of conversations with adults and other children.

Learning to read is one of the most important life skills teachers can help a child develop.

Learning to read is one of the most important life skills teachers can help a child develop.

'This Handbook offers diverse perspectives from scholars across the globe who help us see play in new ways.

Offering an overview of the major fields in literacy studies, this book presents a detailed and accessible discussion of key theories and their relevance in the primary classroom.

Offering an overview of the major fields in literacy studies, this book presents a detailed and accessible discussion of key theories and their relevance in the primary classroom.

In this stimulating and provocative book the editors have drawn together a diverse and international range of respected authors, each of whom has taken a critical approach to the contentious question of how you define and achieve quality early childhood services.

In this stimulating and provocative book the editors have drawn together a diverse and international range of respected authors, each of whom has taken a critical approach to the contentious question of how you define and achieve quality early childhood services.

'This Handbook offers diverse perspectives from scholars across the globe who help us see play in new ways.

'This is a timely book that effectively challenges the current emphasis on a homogeneous approach to teaching, learning, and assessment in early literacy.

'This is a timely book that effectively challenges the current emphasis on a homogeneous approach to teaching, learning, and assessment in early literacy.

Put together by an outstanding author team, including many authors from the University of Northampton, An Introduction to Early Childhood is a much loved book that helps you explore all the major themes in early years education and care, while providing you with real insight into the changing world of early childhood.

Put together by an outstanding author team, including many authors from the University of Northampton, An Introduction to Early Childhood is a much loved book that helps you explore all the major themes in early years education and care, while providing you with real insight into the changing world of early childhood.

'This new edition advocates an inclusive approach and updates current theories, research and best practices in the field.

'I believe that [this book] could be of value to practitioners working with birth-five year olds, heads or managers of nurseries, health professionals or students who wish to gain an overview of this subject.

Understanding How Children Learn is a vital part of working with children.

Understanding How Children Learn is a vital part of working with children.

Play is an underlying theme of the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) but it is often a challenge for practitioners to provide a play based curriculum.

Managing the behaviour of young children can be a real challenge, this book provides you with 100 tried and tested ideas for the long, medium and short term.

El Manual Oxford de Filosofia en educacion musical, editado en ingles por los prestigiosos Wayne D.

The 50 Fantastic Ideas series is packed full of fun, original, skills-based activities for Early Years practitioners to use with children aged 0-5.

'A fantastic addition to every bookshelf' - Kathy Brodie, Host and founder of Early Years TV, @kathybrodieThe Muddy Puddle Teacher gives you everything you need to create an engaging, active and inclusive outdoor curriculum for your Early Years setting.

_______________ The 50 Fantastic Ideas series is packed full of fun, original, skills-based activities for Early Years practitioners to use with children aged 0-5.

From leading Early Years expert Penny Tassoni MBE, Time To.

From leading Early Years expert Penny Tassoni MBE, Time To.

From leading Early Years expert Penny Tassoni MBE, Time To.

From leading Early Years expert Penny Tassoni MBE, Time To.

From leading Early Years expert Penny Tassoni MBE, Time To.