Pre-school and kindergarten

Poor literacy skills have been shown to have profound effect on the life chances of children and young people.

Peer Relationships in Early Childhood Education and Care brings together fresh perspectives and research about young childrens relationships.

Children's everyday drawing and writing are paradoxical: charmingly engaging, yet seemingly unremarkable in their ordinariness.

Children's everyday drawing and writing are paradoxical: charmingly engaging, yet seemingly unremarkable in their ordinariness.

Parallel Learning of Reading and Writing in Early Childhood explores why it's important to provide a balanced language learning environment for young children and offers approaches for children to practice and explore language.

Parallel Learning of Reading and Writing in Early Childhood explores why it's important to provide a balanced language learning environment for young children and offers approaches for children to practice and explore language.

Bringing together a collection of chapters from international experts in the field of early childhood education, Rethinking Play and Pedagogy in Early Childhood Education seeks to explore how play in the Early Years is valued as a means of learning.

How can you make gymnastics activity fun, lively and inclusive?

How can you make gymnastics activity fun, lively and inclusive?

Making Music in the Primary School is an essential guide for all student and practising primary school teachers, instrumental teachers and community musicians involved in music with children.

Making Music in the Primary School is an essential guide for all student and practising primary school teachers, instrumental teachers and community musicians involved in music with children.

Following the progress of Jasmine Maya, the book examines every part of baby care and development, including: bathing, changing, clothing; health and safety, immunisation; the role of the midwife and health visitor; feeding and weaning; play, stimulation, toys and books; and theories and theorists.

Following the progress of Jasmine Maya, the book examines every part of baby care and development, including: bathing, changing, clothing; health and safety, immunisation; the role of the midwife and health visitor; feeding and weaning; play, stimulation, toys and books; and theories and theorists.

This book provides readers working in a diverse range of early years settings with the underpinning knowledge required to increase their effectiveness in working with young children.

This book provides readers working in a diverse range of early years settings with the underpinning knowledge required to increase their effectiveness in working with young children.

Looking for effective ways to implement the curriculum creatively.

Looking for effective ways to implement the curriculum creatively.

Exploring how play in this area can develop children's understanding of world cultures and healthy eating.

Exploring how play in this area can develop children's understanding of world cultures and healthy eating.

By celebrating the spirit and principles that are enshrined in the Curriculum Guidance for the Foundation Stage (DfES, 2000), this book describes how children learn and develop best in good Early Years practice.

By celebrating the spirit and principles that are enshrined in the Curriculum Guidance for the Foundation Stage (DfES, 2000), this book describes how children learn and develop best in good Early Years practice.

In the era of globalization debate has turned to the vital need for a thorough understanding of its impact on the spirituality and health of the youth of today.

In the era of globalization debate has turned to the vital need for a thorough understanding of its impact on the spirituality and health of the youth of today.

With the English as Additional Language (EAL) population growing rapidly, it is essential that settings and schools meet individual learner needs and provide an inclusive culture where different languages, cultures and religions are accepted and celebrated.

With the English as Additional Language (EAL) population growing rapidly, it is essential that settings and schools meet individual learner needs and provide an inclusive culture where different languages, cultures and religions are accepted and celebrated.

Children are born naturally mathematical, so why is it sometimes so difficult to observe children being mathematical?

Children are born naturally mathematical, so why is it sometimes so difficult to observe children being mathematical?

What can early years practitioners learn from Steiner kindergartens?

What can early years practitioners learn from Steiner kindergartens?

As one of Britain's most original thinkers and writers Colin Ward wrote extensively about positive and practical examples from the past and present of the anarchist spirit or the 'social principle' in everyday life.

As one of Britain's most original thinkers and writers Colin Ward wrote extensively about positive and practical examples from the past and present of the anarchist spirit or the 'social principle' in everyday life.

With this book, any teacher can start teaching philosophy to children today!

With this book, any teacher can start teaching philosophy to children today!

This book does not cover the whole field of Infants' Teaching but is concerned mainly with general principles and matters which are open to the non-specialist.

This book does not cover the whole field of Infants' Teaching but is concerned mainly with general principles and matters which are open to the non-specialist.

How can you make gymnastics challenging, lively and inclusive?

How can you make gymnastics challenging, lively and inclusive?

Winner of the British Psychological Society Book Award (Academic Monograph category) 2013!

Winner of the British Psychological Society Book Award (Academic Monograph category) 2013!

In this fascinating new book, Affrica Taylor encourages an exciting paradigmatic shift in the ways in which childhood and nature are conceived and pedagogically deployed, and invites readers to critically reassess the naturalist childhood discourses that are rife within popular culture and early years education.

In this fascinating new book, Affrica Taylor encourages an exciting paradigmatic shift in the ways in which childhood and nature are conceived and pedagogically deployed, and invites readers to critically reassess the naturalist childhood discourses that are rife within popular culture and early years education.

Is my singing good enough?

Is my singing good enough?

Grounded in theory and research, The All-Day Kindergarten and Pre-K Curriculum provides an activity-based and classroom-proven curriculum for educators to consider as they plan and interact with pre-k and kindergarten children.

Grounded in theory and research, The All-Day Kindergarten and Pre-K Curriculum provides an activity-based and classroom-proven curriculum for educators to consider as they plan and interact with pre-k and kindergarten children.

Who are the key thinkers in education?

Who are the key thinkers in education?

Bears takes a look at these ever popular toys through a range of hands-on activities and creativity.

This exciting topic-based series offers early years practitioners collections of activities based on familiar themes.

This exciting topic-based series offers early years practitioners collections of activities based on familiar themes.