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Written by expert lecturers, this book provides students with a comprehensive and critical look at the EYFS curriculum.
List of contents
PART 1 POLICY CONTEXT
1 Historical Developments in Policy for Early Childhood Education and Care - Trevor Male and Ioanna Palaiologou
2 The Early Years Foundation Stage - Nyree Nicholson and Ioanna Palaiologou
3 The National Picture - Palaiologou, I; Walsh, G; Arnott, L; Grogan, D; Waters-Davies, J; Macdonald, N; Kearns, A; MacLaughlin, M
4 Children's Rights - Mallika Kanyal and Michelle Wisbey
5 The International Perspective of Early Childhood Education and Care - Theodora Papatheodorou
6 The Issue of Professionalism - Nyree Nicholson
PART 2 PEDAGOGY
7 Pedagogy in Practice - Theodora Papatheodorou
8 Planning - Michelle Bugby and David Meechan
9 Play - Mary-Louise Maynes
10 Playful Learning with Technologies - Lorna Arnott and Ioanna Palaiologou
11 Observations: Recording and Analysis - Paulette Luff and Courtney Mcallister
12 Assessment - Julian Grenier
13 Pedagogical Documentation - Elisabetta Biffi, Franca Zuccoli and Lucia Carriera
14 Transitions - Ioanna Palaiologou and Angie Hutchinson
PART 3 AREAS OF LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT
15 Child Development: The psychological perspective - Maria Tsapali
16 Communication and Language - Tanya Richardson
17 Physical Development - Ioanna Palaiologou
18 Personal, Social and Emotional Development - Ioanna Palaiologou
19 Literacy - Helen Bradford
20 Mathematics - Zoi Nikiforidou
21 Understanding the World - Nicky Hirst and Aisling Culshaw
22 Expressive Arts and Design - Simon Brownhill
PART 4 KEY ISSUES IN PRACTICE
23 Reflective Practice - Eleanor Kitto and Lizbeth Bullough
24 Partnerships - Teresa Wilson
25 Safeguarding - Zoi Nikiforidou and Clionagh Boyle
26 Children's Health and Well-being - Jackie Musgrave
27 Inclusion - Alex Owen
28 Leadership - Trevor Male and Amanda Ince
About the author
Dr. Ioanna Palaiologou CPsychol AFBPsS is an Academic Associate at the UCL Institute of Education. She is also a Chartered Psychologist with the British Psychological Society with a specialism in child development and learning theories. Her research interests focus on ethics, child development, the role of digital technologies and implications on pedagogy.
