Working With Parents, Carers and Families in the Early Years - The Essential Guide

This fully updated second edition of Working with Parents, Carers and Families in the Early Years offers an informed and comprehensive framework for working with parents, drawing on the latest evidence and containing practical advice from practitioners and parents, to support sound partnership practice.

List of contents

Introduction
Section 1 Building partnerships
Chapter 1 Parents, practitioners and the partnership principle
Chapter 2 Laws, policies and supporting families
Chapter 3 Making use of theory and reflection
Section 2 Developing partnerships
Chapter 4 Partnership work during transitions
Chapter 5 Partnership work with different ages
Chapter 6 Partnership work for inclusion
Chapter 7 Creating a welcoming environment
Chapter 8 Effective communication between home and setting
Section 3 Deepening understanding of partnerships
Chapter 9 Challenges, overcoming them and learning from the COVID experience
Chapter 10 Learning for the future
Appendix: Early Years Teachers' Standards (NCTL, 2013)

About the author

Teresa Wilson is a recently retired Associate Professor from the Institute of Education at the University of Reading, UK. Her main research interest has been the relationship between parents and practitioners and how to reflect on making it positive and productive for all.

Summary

This fully updated second edition of Working with Parents, Carers and Families in the Early Years offers an informed and comprehensive framework for working with parents, drawing on the latest evidence and containing practical advice from practitioners and parents, to support sound partnership practice.

Product details

• Authors: Teresa Wilson, Teresa (University of Reading Wilson, Wilson Teresa
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 23.12.2024
• EAN: 9781032552156
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3255215-6
• No. of pages: 204
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > General, dictionaries; EDUCATION / Educational Policy & Reform / General, Educational strategies & policy, Primary & middle schools, Pre-school & kindergarten, Pre-school and kindergarten, Primary and middle schools, Educational strategies and policy, EDUCATION / Schools / Levels / Elementary