Early childhood studies: a student's guide.
1. The emergence of Early Childhood studies: an historic overview. Rita Winstone.
2. The brain and children's early development. Heloise Maconochie.
3. Children as thinkers: Philosophy for children. Fufy Demissie.
4. Children as learners: multimodal perspectives on play and learning. Karen Daniels and Roberta Taylor.
5. Creativity, curiosity and resilience. Sarah Rawding.
6. Children as communicators. Tanya Richardson.
7. Children's friendships. Caron Carter.
8. Children within the family context. Eunice Lumsden.
9. Supporting play. Philippa Thompson.
10. Inclusion and participation. Penny Borkett.
11. Children's public health. Pamela Dewis.
12. The politics of children's services. Marie Lavelle.
13. Safeguarding children. Ginny Boyd.
14. Young children's wellbeing: conceptualising, assessing and supporting wellbeing. Sigrid Brogarrd-Clausen, Sofia Guimaraes, Michelle Cottle and Sally Howe.
15. Children, families and English as an additional language. Ester Ehiyazaryan-White.
16. The educational environment. Alison Glentworth.
17. Working with families and professionals from other agencies. Heloise Maconochie and Jill Branch.
18. Childhood in a global context. Monica Edwards.
19. Contemporary issues. Jenny Robson.
20. Young children, childhood and gender. Damien Fitzgerald.
21. Technology and early digital culture. Adam Holden.
22. Observing and assessing children. Jane Murray.
23. Researching with children. Amanda Hatton.
24. Becoming a professional: entanglements with identity and practice. Karen Burr.
25. Learning through placements. Caroline Leeson.
26. Leading quality practice. Mary E. Whalley.