Pre-school & Kindergarten

Demonstrating equitable practices and strategies that move toward culturally sustaining teaching such as translanguaging, explorations of children’...

This book draws attention to the urgent need for early childhood education to critically encounter and pedagogically respond to the entanglements o...

What does gender equity mean for early years practitioners? What are early years settings already doing to promote gender equality, and why is this...

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...

Diversifying Pedagogy in Early Childhood Teacher Preparation Programs presents the underlying message of situating diversity at the core of early c...

This edited volume presents cutting-edge research on the professional competence of early childhood mathematics teachers. It considers professional...

Taking a unique approach, which highlights lived experience and engagement with community, this book guides the reader on how to create learning en...

Bringing together valuable insights from research and practice undertaken at the world-famous Pen Green Centre, Democratising Leadership in the Ear...

What if you could challenge your kindergartners to come up with a way to reduce human impact on the environment? With this volume in the STEM Road ...

This concise guide offers an accessible introduction to the key theoretical perspectives and methodologies in developmental psychology. It integrat...

Packed full of activities, real-life case studies, tasks and suggestions, this informative book will equip teachers with the kind of practical know...

Investigating children’s learning through dance and drawing-telling, Dance-Play and Drawing-Telling as Semiotic Tools for Young Children’s Learning...

The revised edition of this highly practical guide to creating and using multi-sensory environments is packed full of ideas for low-cost, easy-to-a...

The Inclusive Classroom: Creating a Cherished Experience through Montessori brings together experts in Montessori Education and Special Education f...

What does gender equity mean for early years practitioners? What are early years settings already doing to promote gender equality, and why is this...

Making choices is one of the more pervasive acts of life. Almost every action we take demands that choices be made. Knowing how to choose wisely,...

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

Originally published in 1974. This is an enlightening guide to the teaching of reading in response to the desire to motivate children to read and w...

Creating Curriculum in Early Childhood explores the backward design model of curriculum development, equipping readers with the tools and methods t...

This practical guide to online teaching is for kindergarten teachers and primary or elementary teachers. It is based on research, teacher interview...

Asking key questions about how policies and systems impact on children’s early years and rethinking the ways in which young children’s learning and...

Early childhood is a time of wonder, excitement, adventure and learning. A time to experience social relations and friendships, and all of the emot...

Cooking provides children with a wealth of opportunities to discover new materials and processes; develop their physical and social skills; and lea...

This practical book is packed with tried-and-tested activities which draw on popular stories and rhymes, and use everyday materials and objects to ...

Cooking provides children with a wealth of opportunities to discover new materials and processes; develop their physical and social skills; and lea...

This isn't about physical strength but about becoming a stronger person.Helping Children to be Strong covers: me, myself and I being acknowledged a...

How do we begin to understand diversity in early childhood in order to combat biases? There are many layers of diversity within families that are i...

How do we begin to understand diversity in early childhood in order to combat biases? There are many layers of diversity within families that are i...

Originally published in 1989, the purpose of this book was to explore the nature and appearance of disaffection and alienation in young children an...

First published in 1966, Experiment and Tradition in Primary Schools was written to provide an account of the author’s pioneering study of the atta...

This book, first published in 1992, provides an overview of programs for young children in countries and territories of the Pacific Rim. It focuses...

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...

The revised edition of this highly practical guide to creating and using multi-sensory environments is packed full of ideas for low-cost, easy-to-a...

By celebrating the spirit and principles that are enshrined in the Curriculum Guidance for the Foundation Stage (DfES, 2000), this book describes h...

This essential textbook explores inclusive pedagogies by presenting theoretical viewpoints and research on everyday practices in early childhood ed...

Parental involvement in children's education is a subject of growing interest and recent legislation in both the UK and USA has given formal recogn...

Recognising the importance of ‘the first one thousand days’, from the beginning of a woman’s pregnancy until her child’s second birthday, this comp...

The first volume in this Early Childhood Education and Care in the 21st Century: International Teaching, Family and Policy Perspectives miniseries ...

In the course of any given day in an early-elementary classroom, a variety of situations present themselves through which a thoughtful teacher coul...

Enriching Arts Education through Aesthetics examines the use of aesthetic theory as the foundation to design and implement arts activities suitable...

In a world where children are rushed from place to place, often on devices, teachers need to create an environment where they are given time and al...

This book furthers understanding of how child temperament is linked to educational outcomes through mediating and moderating factors.As the importa...

With the revision of the EYFS, Communication and Language became one of the three Prime Areas of learning. This book seeks to provide valuable guid...

3-System Theory of the Cognitive Brain: A Post-Piagetian Approach to Cognitive Development puts forward Olivier Houdé’s 3-System theory of the cogn...

Sharing insights of various theoretical perspectives to help understand the complex root causes of children’s behaviour, Supporting Positive Behavi...

Books Come Alive: Reading Aloud and Reading Along with Young Children is about using read alouds to promote empathy and the ability to think deeply...

Fully updated to reflect the current status and understandings regarding outdoor provision within early childhood education frameworks across the U...