Textbook for students studying early childhood and childcare throughout Australia. Chapters discuss pregnancy and childbirth, child growth and development, beha

Winner of the 2013 Nursery World Awards! This is a key text for all those studying for degrees and foundation degrees in early childhood, early years and relate

This practical book provides pre- and inservice teachers with an understanding of how math can be learned through play. The author helps teachers to recognize t

Children are already learning at birth, and they develop and learn at a rapid pace in their early years. This provides a critical foundation for lifelong progre

This book explores the contribution of and art and creativity to early education, and examines the role of the atelier (an arts workshop in a school) and atelie