Creating Communities in Early Years Settings encourages and supports all early years
practitioners who work with children and their families within the Early Years Foundation …

Leading and Managing Early Childhood Settings: Inspiring people, places and practices
examines what it means to be a leader, manager and administrator across the early …

This presentation explores the role of building and maintaining networks and communities
for healthy personal, family and whanau relationships through early childhood services …

Investing in early childhood care and education services contributes to the lifetime well-
being of children and families. Early childhood teachers work at the frontline of this …

This international collection reconceptualizes the positions and roles of early childhood
education within communities, challenging the traditional practices of involving families or …

Increasing numbers of infants and toddlers are entering out-of-home care and early
education programs. Understanding the specific developmental needs of infants and …

In the first of the two, Ann Clare draws on her own research to draw attention to how settings
might reflect on the Early Years learning environment they have created and how it meets …

Years ago I left the small village pre-school where I was working as play group leader
because I felt very frustrated. Seeing most children for only two or three mornings a week I …

As practitioners of the future, students undertaking an undergraduate course of study related
to childhood and early years need to be prepared for working collaboratively with parents …