Written and edited by leading practitioners and researchers in early childhood, this new edition of Pugh and Duffy's highly regarded book provides a critical examination of key issues in the field. The fifth edition is extensively revised to emphasise the role of multi-agency working in responding effectively to the needs of children and families. Written with the new Early Years Foundation Stage and the Early Years Professional Status requirements in mind, the new edition of this best-selling book includes fully updated coverage of policyand research, practice, and workforce issues, as well as four brand new chapters on: Children's Centres, Health services in the early years, Leading and working in multiagency teams, Quality in early childhood education INDICE: Bernadette Duffy Introduction / PART ONE: POLICY AND RESEARCH / Gillian Pugh The Policy Agenda for Early Childhood Services / David Hawker Children's Trusts and early years services: integration in action / Tricia David, Sacha Powell and Kathy Goouch The World Picture / Kathy Sylva and Fiona RobertsQuality in Early Childhood Education: evidence for long-term effects / Caroline Jones Inspecting and Evaluating the Quality and Standards of Early Years and Childcare Provision / PART TWO: PRACTICE / Penny Lancaster Listening to young children: enabling children to be seen and heard / Bernadette Duffy The Early Years Curriculum / Cathy Nutbrown and Caron Carter The Tools of Assessment: Watching and Learning / Caron Rudge Children's Centres / Kate Billingham and Jacqueline Barnes The Role of Health in Early Years Services / Iram Siraj-Blatchford Diversity, Inclusion and Learning in the Early Years / Mary Robinson Meeting Special Needs in the Early Years: an Inclusive Approach / Lucy Draper andHelen Wheeler Working with parents / PART THREE: WORKFORCE / Sue Owen and Gill Haynes Training and Workforce Issues in the Early Years / Carol Aubrey Leading and Working in Multi agency Teams
- ISBN: 978-1-84787-593-8
- Editorial: Sage Publications
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 256
- Fecha Publicación: 01/11/2009
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés