Gillian Sykes is Senior Lecturer in Early Years Education at the University of Northampton, UK. Eleonora Teszenyi is Senior Lecturer in Early Years Education at the University of Northampton, UK.

"This book aims to raise questions about the value of community in children's lives. It raises the issues of citizenship and belonging, and of course, the frightening thought of 'the opposite of belonging'." —Neil Henty, EYE (Early Years Educator)

• Acknowledgements About the Editors and Contributors Foreword by Dr Eunice Lumsden, Introduction Chapter 1: Constructing Future Communities around Collective Social Responsibility Chapter 2: Building Communities in Early Years Settings and Schools Chapter 3: Friendships in Children’s Communities Chapter 4: Children’s Communities of Mixed-Ages Chapter 5: Never Too Old - Mature Practitioners and Children’s Communities Chapter 6: Intergenerational Communities - The Young and the Old Together Chapter 7: Communities of Childminders - A Valuable Resource Chapter 8: Communities of Children’s Centres: Decline and Fall Chapter 9: Children’s Communities of Extended Families from Asian Backgrounds Chapter 10: The Use of Technology to Build Digital Communities Final thoughts from the editors

Gillian Sykes is Senior Lecturer in Early Years Education at the University of Northampton, UK. Eleonora Teszenyi is Senior Lecturer in Early Years Education at the University of Northampton, UK.

"This book aims to raise questions about the value of community in children's lives. It raises the issues of citizenship and belonging, and of course, the frightening thought of 'the opposite of belonging'." —Neil Henty, EYE (Early Years Educator)

• Acknowledgements About the Editors and Contributors Foreword by Dr Eunice Lumsden, Introduction Chapter 1: Constructing Future Communities around Collective Social Responsibility Chapter 2: Building Communities in Early Years Settings and Schools Chapter 3: Friendships in Children’s Communities Chapter 4: Children’s Communities of Mixed-Ages Chapter 5: Never Too Old - Mature Practitioners and Children’s Communities Chapter 6: Intergenerational Communities - The Young and the Old Together Chapter 7: Communities of Childminders - A Valuable Resource Chapter 8: Communities of Children’s Centres: Decline and Fall Chapter 9: Children’s Communities of Extended Families from Asian Backgrounds Chapter 10: The Use of Technology to Build Digital Communities Final thoughts from the editors