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Working with Families in Children's Centres and Early Years Settings
This textbook, published in partnership with the internationally-renowned Pen Green Centre, based in Corby, UK, will give you an accessible overview of the most current research into working with families and how this can be applied for Children's Centres and Early Years settings, whether youare a foundation degree or undergraduate learner, or a professional working in an early years setting.Topics covered in this new book include:* The diversity of family life, including work patterns* The role of ICT and video work in documenting children's learning* Issues of confidentiality and informed consent * Home visiting, covered in relation to the "key person", the "homestart volunteer" and "family support" roles.This new title is published in full colour and includes specially commissioned photography from the Pen Green Children's Centre, that visually demonstrates best professional practice. It will be an essential resource for all those working and studying in this sector.The editors leading members of the research unit at Pen Green, as well as being an internationally respected experts in the field.
Developing and Sustaining Children's Centres
With the vast recent expansion of Children Centres, many practitioners and policy makers in the Early Years field are fascinated by the growth and success of the Pen Green centre which opened in 1983 and has gone on to be a Centre of Excellence for early years care and education locally, nationally and internationally. This book explores the philosophy and practice of the Pen Green centre, and explains the vital and rewarding journey that staff, parents, families and the community have made. The contributors to this wide-ranging and insightful book expore the evolution of Pen Greene(tm)s celebrated e~Learning to be Stronge(tm) programme, an assertiveness training programme for young children...
Involving Parents in Their Children's Learning
Whalley highlights the pioneering work of the Pen Green Centre for children and families. This second edition follows up on the stories of people featured in the first edition, showing how they have progressed over the last few years. Practitioners will be offered advice on ways of developing effective work with parents.
A Practical Guide to Working with Parents
Working with parents is a key competence required in all areas of child-care employment and this much-needed resource provides thorough coverage of this important area. Unlike other books, this guide offers a comprehensive yet truly practical approach to all aspects of working with parents and is a valuable addition to the best-selling Practical Guide series.
The Early Years
This reader contains a series of specially commissioned articles which have been written by experts in the field of early childhood education, and students on an Early Childhood Studies Scheme.
Management in Early Childhood Settings
Early years education and care are central to government policy on social exclusion and enhancing educational outcomes. The Early Excellence and Sure Start Initiatives are major national programmes which are driving the development of both centre based work and other early years interventions within small communities. Managing different styles of education and care in a single institution, presents a complex challenge to early years educators, whether the setting is a `one stop shop' or within a community-based programme where education and care are provided on an extended day,or year round basis. Early years education and care requires a distinctive and specialist model of leadership which ...
How Children Learn - Book 3
This book summarises the ideas of educational theorists and psychologists of the last 60 years, from Elinor Goldschmied to Tina Bruce. It also looks at the important contemporary issues in early years education, from whether boys and girls learn differently to the role of the community in the early years setting.
Sure Start children's centres
Incorporating HC 799-i and ii, session 2008-09
Building Integrated Connections for Children, their Families and Communities
Research and practice shows that many vulnerable children and families face more than one challenge and require more than one intervention. However our service system has evolved historically to deal with one thing at a time or to provide services from multiple sources. This lack of integration can have a devastating effect on some families where key information or warning signs are missed. Coronial and judicial inquiries constantly stress the negative impact of a 'siloed' approach to service ...
Early Years Education: Histories and traditions
This collection of papers provides a useful resource for scholars who need to ground their own study in a wider historical and global discourses concerning the education of children under eight.
