Pre-school & Kindergarten

Making management ideas easy to grasp and providing practical advice on management theory and practice, this book focuses on how to make policy wor...

This edited volume offers fresh perspectives on linguistic and cultural diversity in multilingual picturebooks, examining their potential to suppor...

Partnership with Parents in Early Childhood Settings examines how practitioners can work effectively with parents and families, acknowledging the c...

Bringing together the experiences of professionals from around the world, this essential text explores the intersections between pedagogy and leade...

If you work in Early Years settings it is essential that you are well informed and aware of health and safety issues and procedures that you may fa...

The layout and presentation of the text, with bullet points, checklists and sample policy documents make the book useful for staff training session...

The handbook is composed of chapters by authors who discuss the important features of particular types of toys, provide information related to the ...

Education has become a political, economic and social priority for Australia, with the success of schools (and teachers) being an integral part of ...

This new edition of Managing the Primary School brings up-to-date the consideration of the tasks and skills of the headteacher which was a feature ...

Small Talk: Activities for Language Development in Preschool Learners was written to fill a void for teachers who have little-to-no background in c...

Twenty years after Gordon Sturrock and the late Professor Perry Else’s 'Colorado Paper' introduced the Play Cycle, this theory of play now supports...

In this study, originally published in 1986, Professor Charles Read examines the ways in which pre-school and primary children create spellings – o...

Can you be brave if you’re afraid? Why do we “know better” and do things anyway? What makes a family? Philosophers have wrestled with such question...

This forward-thinking text challenges educators to think about and question the purpose of education and explores international understandings of t...

Does your preschool child with ADHD have poor self-esteem? “Don’t do that,” and “No,” negatively impacts his self-esteem. Parents of preschool chil...

In response to growing pressure on early years practitioners to adopt a ‘tick-box’ approach to recording children’s progress, Celebrating Children’...

This accessible book provides evidence-based guidelines on dyscalculia, offering a thorough explanation of the science behind the disorder. It comb...

The handbook is composed of chapters by authors who discuss the important features of particular types of toys, provide information related to the ...

Following substantial changes throughout the Australian education system, primary schools are no longer in the protected position of having a regul...

An essential resource for all students and scholars of early childhood education, this book offers a rich array of material about Maria Montessori ...

The third volume in the Early Childhood Education in the 21st Century: International Teaching, Family and Policy Perspectives miniseries focuses on...

Can you be brave if you’re afraid? Why do we “know better” and do things anyway? What makes a family? Philosophers have wrestled with such question...

What if you could use a handpicked set of tools to help children redirect their classroom behavior from dysfunctional to positive? Improving Studen...

Spring 2023 Smart Book winners from the Academics' Choice Awards  Literacy Learning begins at birth and continues throughout our lives! Birth to ag...