Pre-school & Kindergarten

This collection, edited by leaders in the field of early childhood and multicultural education, is a valuable resource for those studying and worki...

Understanding the Te Whāriki Approach is a much–needed source of information for those wishing to extend and consolidate their understanding of the...

How can teachers ensure that the transition from the Early Years Foundation Stage to Key Stage One is a positive experience for children? What are ...

This practical, reader-friendly textbook for preservice and in-service early childhood education and early literacy courses provides "how-to-do-it"...

Originally published in 1973, this reprints the fourth, updated edition of 1983. This book defines playgroups, examines their needs and problems an...

Understanding the Te Whāriki Approach is a much–needed source of information for those wishing to extend and consolidate their understanding of the...

What are the risks and benefits of non-parental care for young children? What are the short- and long-term effects of academically vs. play-f...

In The Ultimate Guide to Mark Making in the Early Years, internationally renowned teacher trainer Sue Cowley takes practitioners on a journey: the ...

Bilingual language exposure is highly variable, with wide-ranging influences on early language skills. This underscores the need for understanding ...

Education in Edge City, Second Edition is a unique collection of cases designed to provide preservice teachers with opportunities for realistic dec...

The Neural Teaching Guide showcases the innovative practices of K-12 teachers who are effectively applying findings from educational neuroscience i...

The influence of Urie Bronfenbrenner’s model of development has been extensive in different areas of developmental science and education, and it co...

This accessible text encourages readers to understand and confidently engage with distinctive early years pedagogy. It shows how pedagogy not only ...

This book gathers 16 theorists from diverse spaces to see what they each have to say about play. From deep in the 19th century until contemporary t...

First published in 1950, Long Term Results of Infant School Methods was written to explain and summarise the results of Gardner’s experiment to tes...

Although Chinese societies have generally become striking as the classic over-achievers in international measures of academic performance, there ha...

Now in an updated second edition, The Wellbeing of Children under Three unravels what wellbeing means for this age group by making clear links betw...

The chapters in this book investigate and reflect on many of the issues and challenges raised by the current trends and tensions in early childhood...

Growing Children’s Social and Emotional Skills examines how parent–educator partnerships can be achieved to enhance the development of children’s s...

Affirming the Rights of Emergent Bilingual and Multilingual Children and Families explores how the philosophy, principles, and practices of the int...

Structured around Bishop’s six fundamental mathematical activities, this book brings together examples of mathematics education from a range of cou...

Bringing together authors from a range of academic disciplines and research backgrounds – united as standard-bearers for the child’s right to play ...

Gender bias is well established in children by age 6, so creating environments where all children can learn without bias requires an understanding ...

This is a much-needed book for educators who want to learn more than just the surface features of lesson study, to deepen the process and learning....