Pre-school and kindergarten

The Practical Guidance in the Early Years Foundation Stage series will assist practitioners in the smooth and successful implementation of the Early Years Foundation Stage.

Crafted from a research project that lasted for three years, this book examines the impacts of China's universal two-child policy under the lens of education and focuses specifically on early childhood.

A biographical history of the evolution of Developmentally Appropriate Practice, written by best-selling early childhood author David Elkind, PhD

Shortlisted for the 2013 Nursery World Awards!

Based on innovative global practice, Intergenerational Learning in Practice presents a unique contribution to the field of intergenerational learning.

We are all mindful of the increasing news coverage of outdoor play and its benefits, but how can you go beyond the sandpit and hopscotch to create a magical and creative experience for the children in your care?

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

This volume explores concepts of mentoring, leadership and issues faced by early childhood teachers.

Combining teaching experience, research findings, and first-hand parenting stories, this compelling and practical resource distills everything you need to know for a thorough understanding of language and early literacy development.

The SSTEW Scale helps all those working with children aged two to six to achieve their full potential and enjoy the benefits and pleasure of delivering high quality early education and care.

Lynn and Lily love licking lollipops, and lollies of all colours, shapes and sizes.

Developing Early Communication, Language and Learning Skills at Home is full of tried-and-tested, practical activities for children developing their communication, language and learning skills including those with special educational needs and disabilities.

This book explores undergraduate education programmes in a new way.

How a staff team works together and how effective and cohesive they are impacts significantly on the children that they care for as well as having implications for the general early years practice and the success of the business of the setting.

This astute book initiates a broad discussion from a variety of different disciplines about how we place children nationally, globally and within development discourses.

Solution Focused Practice is a change-focused approach to enabling people of all ages to make progress in their lives by emphasising what is wanted in the future, amplifying successes and highlighting the capacities and skills available to support progress.

This book gives information, ideas and principles for music with three to five year olds that are both down-to-earth and up-to-date.

The Toxic Classroom offers a wide-ranging look at education today and explores in detail the pressures children experience as a result of constant change, digital technology and political interference.

First published in 1998.

Children's Rights explores the relevance of children's participatory rights in education, particularly at a time when there are competing demands in meeting the rigid curriculum frameworks whilst taking into account children's entitlement to participate in matters affecting their lives.

Focusing specifically on educational contexts, this volume sheds light on how the increasing inequalities and issues of social exclusion found in the processes and systems of Nordic welfare states have a detrimental impact on the well-being and development opportunities of children and young people.

Can you recognize and tell the difference between gifted and talented children?

Based on solid theoretical and empirical analyses, this book provides a first and fresh introduction to the recent development of children's museums in China, along with their educational and social impacts as an informal learning environment for children, families, and society in general.

To achieve EYPS, candidates must understand the Early Years Foundation stage (EYFS), and how to put it into practice.

Thinking about early childhood education will offer an academic and critical approach to the wealth of theories that underpin elements of current practice in early childhood care and education.

"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.

This acclaimed teacher resource and course text describes proven ways to accelerate the language and literacy development of young children, including those at risk for reading difficulties.

Young children are intuitive, emergent scientists - they observe, raise hypotheses, experiment and notice patterns.

There has been much attention given to the achievement gap between white and minority students, especially African American children.

Welcoming Young Children into the Museum provides all of the information practitioners need to consider when making the decision to engage with this audience and their carers.

Having a good grasp of the theories of child development and how these translate into practice can make a positive difference to how you understand babies and children and the ways in which you can help them learn.

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

`The 'Raising Early Achievement in Literacy' or REAL project was the result of a collaboration between the University of Sheffield, Sheffield LEA and schools and centres across the city of Sheffield, starting in 1995.

Children, Childhood and Cultural Heritage explores how the everyday experiences of children, and their imaginative and creative worlds, are collected, interpreted and displayed in museums and on monuments, and represented through objects and cultural lore.

Drawing on research to inform practice, this book is written for teachers and school leaders looking for guidance on how to successfully implement a play-based curriculum in the early years of primary school.

Taking a broad approach, Beyond Quality in Early Childhood Education and Care relates issues of early childhood to the sociology of childhood, philosophy, ethics, political science and other fields and to an analysis of the world we live in today.

Now more than ever, adults must help children develop the skills necessary to navigate successfully through life.

Originally published in 1931, this title looks at the education received by children working in industry in England between 1833 and 1876.

Now in a revised and updated second edition, Early Visual Skills is a practical manual for use with children and young people who have underdeveloped visual perceptual skills.

Qui n’aimerait pas que son enfant soit avide d’apprendre et persévérant; qu’il soit capable d’introspection, de contemplation, de concentration; qu'il se montre chaque jour reconnaissant, ne tenant rien pour acquis?

This new edition of the bestselling text, Nurturing Natures, provides an indispensable synthesis of the latest scientific knowledge about children's emotional development.

What ethical dilemmas face researchers who work with young children?

Recent years have seen dramatic developments in the way schools are structured and much greater emphasis placed on managing your school effectively.

All infants and toddlers need experiences that nurture, support, and teach their home language and culture.

This textbook develops early childhood teachers' capacity to effectively instruct democratic principles to our youngest citizens.

This powerful edited collection disrupts the deficit-oriented discourses that currently frame the field of early childhood education (ECE) and illuminates avenues for critique and opportunities for change.

The Brain-Based Classroom translates findings from educational neuroscience into a new paradigm of practices suitable for any teacher.

"Die Pädagogik ist kein Werk menschlichen Tuns und Forschens, das eine Generation folgerichtig auf den Grundlagen der anderen weiterbauen kann.

This book offers in-depth insights into the revised Early Years Foundation Stage.