Early Childhood
A Guide for Students
- Tina Bruce - Honorary Visiting Professor at University of Roehampton
"Because it includes new research and guidelines, the book's not just excellent for students but very useful for pre-school practitioners across the board. Highly recommended!"
- SureStart Magazine
This engaging text provides a comprehensive introduction to the field of early childhood. Written and edited by experts in the field, the book clearly explains theory through illustrations of good practice, with case studies, reflective exercises and suggestions for further reading.
Each chapter has been revised with an emphasis on encouraging reflective practice and there are new chapters on:
- Personal, social, and emotional development
- Early Years Professional Status (EYPS)
- Health and safeguarding children
This brand new edition has also been updated in light of the new Early Years Foundation Stage, and addresses the needs of students working towards EYPS.
Praise for the first edition:
'Because it includes new research and guidelines, the book's not just excellent for students but very useful for pre-school practitioners across the board. Highly recommended!' - SureStart Magazine
'[This book] is a very useful for pre-school practitioners, across the board, with useful case studies, illustrations of good practice and reflective exercises' - Early Years Educator
I liked Biddle's text better.
Very practical and broadranging textbook.
A very accessible text - useful for all EY and FD students studying at undergraduate level. Excellent examples of good practice and useful exercises. I really like the emphasis on reflective practice.
A useful guide to supplement the module reading for Understanding the Theory and Practice of Nurture Groups.
This text offers quite a comprehensive guide to issues surrounding working with young children.
A textbook that covers the fundamentals for early year students. Chapters include working with children, child development, foundation stage, key state 1, professional development and leading and managing.
Extremely useful for my students, especially realating to healthy lifestyles and the factors that can affect this. Students found it very useful towards their assignment work.
Superb peice of literature which will support our learners achieve wider outcomes for L3 Diploma
Early Childhood presents many of the issues and developments in this area. It is well structured and provides some excellent ideas for reflection and challenging the students thinking.
