Part I: Policy Context
Chapter 1: Historical Developments for Early Childhood Education and Care - Trevor Male & Ioanna Palaiologou
Chapter 2: Early Years Foundation Stage - Ioanna Palaiologou & Trevor Male
Chapter 3: The National Picture - Ioanna Palaiologou, Glenda Walsh, Lorna Arnott, Deirdre Grogan, Jane Waters, Natalie Macdonald & Phil Lynch
Chapter 4: The International Perspective on Early Childhood Education and Care - Theodora Papatheodorou
Chapter 5: The Issue of Professionalism - Nyree Nicholson
Part II: Pedagogy
Chapter 6: Pedagogy in Practice - Theodora Papatheodorou & Donna Potts
Chapter 7: Play - Zenna Kingdon & Ioanna Palaiologou
Chapter 8: Playful learning with technologies - Lorna Arnott & Ioanna Palaiologou
Chapter 9: Observations: Recording and Analysis - Paulette Luff
Chapter 10: Assessment - Sally Howard & Angie Hutchinson
Chapter 11: Pedagogical Documentation - Elisabetta Biffi, Franca Zuccoli & Lucia Carriera
Chapter 12: Transitions - Angie Hutchinson & Ioanna Palaiologou
Part III: Areas of Learning and Development
Chapter 13: Communication and language - Ioanna Palaiologou
Chapter 14: Physical Development - Ioanna Palaiologou
Chapter 15: Personal, social, emotional development - Ioanna Palaiologou
Chapter 16: Literacy - Helen Bradford
Chapter 17: Mathematics - Zoi Nikiforidou
Chapter 18: Understanding the World - Nicky Hirst
Chapter 19: Expressive arts and design - Nick Owen, Liz Clark & Caroline Farley
Part IV: Key Issues in Practice
Chapter 20: Reflective Practice - Eleanor Kitto & Liz Bullough
Chapter 21: Partnerships - Anna Knowles
Chapter 22: Safeguarding - Zoi Nikiforidou & Babs Anderson
Chapte 23: Children's health and well being - Jackie Musgrave
Chapter 24: Inclusion - Alex Owen
Chapter 25: Leadership - Trevor Male & Amanda Ince