Key Concepts in Early Childhood Education and Care: (Sage Key Concepts Series)

This new edition of Cathy Nutbrown′s much loved book explains the key ideas and issues in Early Childhood clearly and concisely, keeping students up-to-date with the latest developments in the field. There are brand new entries on: - Attachment - Babies′ learning and development - Children′s Centres - Citizenship - Digital Technologies - Early Years Foundation Stage - Early Years Professional Status - Neuroscience - Sexualities The rest of the book has also been thoroughly updated and revised, and includes coverage of heuristic play, Early Literacy Development and Parental Involvement. The book offers starting points which provide a clear focus, further reading and discussion of research on thirty-five key topics. It is a must for students following courses in early childhood education and care. Professor Cathy Nutbrown directs and teaches on Masters and Doctoral programmes in Early Childhood Education at the University of Sheffield.

Table of Contents:
Assessment Attachment Babies′ Learning and Development Childminding and Home Childcare Children′s Centres Citizenship Developmentally Appropriate Practice Digital Technologies Early Intervention Studies Early Literacy Development Early Years Foundation Stage Early Years Professional Status Family Literacy Gender Heuristic Play with Objects High Scope Pre-School Curriculum Inclusion Index for Inclusion Key Person Media and Popular Culture Montessori Method Neuroscience Parental Involvement Persona Dolls Play Quality Reggio Emilia Approach Schemas Sexualities Special Educational Needs Steiner-Waldorf Approach Sure Start Te Whãriki Treasure Basket United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child

About the Author :
Cathy Nutbrown is President of Early Education and Professor of Education in the School of Education at the University of Sheffield. Her research over the last 30 years, has focussed on young children’s learning and work with parents to support young children’s literacy development.  She won an ESRC Award for Research with Outstanding Impact on Society and a Nursery World Lifetime Achievement Award. She is author of over 150 publications including Early Literacy Work with Families (with Hannon and Morgan, Sage, 2005), Early Childhood Educational Research (Sage, 2019), and Home Learning Environments for Young Children (with Clough, Davies and Hannon, Sage, 2022).

Review :
′This is a very useful reference guide, something of an ′early years dictionary′ which will be useful to a wide audience, particularly as we move forward into a world of more integrated services where practitioners of different professional backgrounds will be working together to provide early years services′ - Early Years Update ′This second edition provides a comprehensive overview of key topics in early childhood education and care, updated to reflect current topics and issues for example, the Early Years Foundation Stage, the Reggio Emilia approach and Early Years Professional Status. Cathy Nutbrown has provided a rich resource for those new to early childhood and those working within it, whether a student or a practitioner. A resource of topics to ′pick and mix′; for readers to review old favourites, update knowledge and to learn something new′ - Dr Elaine Hallet, The Institute of Education, London Praise for the 1st Edition: ′This is a text that is comprehensive in its scope and written in a highly accessible style. It provides an informed and stimulating insight into the key concepts and issues in early years that will captivate readers. The book illuminates these concepts by combining current research, case studies and practical examples with helpful further reading. Like a chocolate box, I found it difficult to know which to choose first!′ - Jonathan Doherty, Head of Early Childhood Education, Leeds Metropolitan University ′A very useful resource in early years settings... The book is concise, easy to dip into and covers many very topical areas of interest′ - Early Talk