Tricia David is a Professor of Education at Canterbury Christ Church College, where she directs the Centre for International Studies in Early Childhood. She is a past president of OMEP-UK (OMEP is the World Organization for Early Childhood Education) and she is currently a member of BERA ( British Educational Research Associaton) Council and the editor of the International Journal of Early Childhood.CONTRIBUTORSAFFILIATIONS:Teresa Aguado Universidad Nacional a Distancia, MadridStig Brostrom Royal Danish School of Educational StudiesNoirin Hayes Dublin Institute of TechnologyRosario Jimenez-Frias Universidad Nacional a Distancia, MadridMalgorzata Karwowska-Struczyk PolandAlkistis Kondoyianni Ministry of Education, AthensUlla Lind Stockholm Institute of EducationHelen Penn Institute of Education, LondonEric Plaisance Universite Rene Descartes, Paris VSylvie Rayne Institut National de Recherche Pedagogique, ParisKarin Vilien Educational Consultant, Copenhagen

`Tricia David starts the book off with a commitment to the importance of relationships. `The impact of emotional aspects of a school or nursery situation has long been neglected in the UK, as is amply demonstrated by the list of criteria for judging the quality of teaching drawn from OfSTED critieria′. Amen to that′ - Times Educational Supplement, Friday Magazine`Teaching Young Children is essential reading for early years teacher trainers and anyone working with young children, from birth to eight years old. It is an excellent companion volume to one of David′s other books, Young Children Learning. David′s many contributions to the literature in early years education has focused on the ways in which societies treat and educate young children. Teaching Young Children is an evidence- based book which raises important questions concerning the lives of young children and answers them in terms of the values underlying our society. David and her colleagues at the Centre for International Studies in Early Childhood have written a compelling book. Teaching Young Children is a valuable resource and a "must read" for those who care about the lives of our youngest citizens′ - International Journal of Early Years Education

• Changing Minds - Tricia DavidTeaching Young ChildrenYoung Children and Playful Language - Teresa Grainger and Kathy GoouchThe Imagination, Play and the Arts - Bryan HawkinsMaking Sense of Early Mathematics - Gill Bottle and Claire AlfreyDeveloping a Framework for Primary PE - Mike WaringInformation Technology - Peter DormanIssues of ControlDesign and Technology - Eric Parkinson and Caroline ThomasThe Subject IntegratorYoung Children Investigating - Gill NichollsAdopting a Constructivist FrameworkYoung Children′s Perceptions of the World - Stephen ScoffhamAssessment and Learning - Beryl WebberContinuing Professional Development - Vanessa YoungInspections of Under Fives′ Education and Constructions of Early Childhood - Tricia David and Angela NurseEvaluating Policy and Practice - Carl Parsons and Carol Precious

Tricia David is a Professor of Education at Canterbury Christ Church College, where she directs the Centre for International Studies in Early Childhood. She is a past president of OMEP-UK (OMEP is the World Organization for Early Childhood Education) and she is currently a member of BERA ( British Educational Research Associaton) Council and the editor of the International Journal of Early Childhood.CONTRIBUTORSAFFILIATIONS:Teresa Aguado Universidad Nacional a Distancia, MadridStig Brostrom Royal Danish School of Educational StudiesNoirin Hayes Dublin Institute of TechnologyRosario Jimenez-Frias Universidad Nacional a Distancia, MadridMalgorzata Karwowska-Struczyk PolandAlkistis Kondoyianni Ministry of Education, AthensUlla Lind Stockholm Institute of EducationHelen Penn Institute of Education, LondonEric Plaisance Universite Rene Descartes, Paris VSylvie Rayne Institut National de Recherche Pedagogique, ParisKarin Vilien Educational Consultant, Copenhagen

`Tricia David starts the book off with a commitment to the importance of relationships. `The impact of emotional aspects of a school or nursery situation has long been neglected in the UK, as is amply demonstrated by the list of criteria for judging the quality of teaching drawn from OfSTED critieria′. Amen to that′ - Times Educational Supplement, Friday Magazine`Teaching Young Children is essential reading for early years teacher trainers and anyone working with young children, from birth to eight years old. It is an excellent companion volume to one of David′s other books, Young Children Learning. David′s many contributions to the literature in early years education has focused on the ways in which societies treat and educate young children. Teaching Young Children is an evidence- based book which raises important questions concerning the lives of young children and answers them in terms of the values underlying our society. David and her colleagues at the Centre for International Studies in Early Childhood have written a compelling book. Teaching Young Children is a valuable resource and a "must read" for those who care about the lives of our youngest citizens′ - International Journal of Early Years Education

• Changing Minds - Tricia DavidTeaching Young ChildrenYoung Children and Playful Language - Teresa Grainger and Kathy GoouchThe Imagination, Play and the Arts - Bryan HawkinsMaking Sense of Early Mathematics - Gill Bottle and Claire AlfreyDeveloping a Framework for Primary PE - Mike WaringInformation Technology - Peter DormanIssues of ControlDesign and Technology - Eric Parkinson and Caroline ThomasThe Subject IntegratorYoung Children Investigating - Gill NichollsAdopting a Constructivist FrameworkYoung Children′s Perceptions of the World - Stephen ScoffhamAssessment and Learning - Beryl WebberContinuing Professional Development - Vanessa YoungInspections of Under Fives′ Education and Constructions of Early Childhood - Tricia David and Angela NurseEvaluating Policy and Practice - Carl Parsons and Carol Precious

Tricia David is a Professor of Education at Canterbury Christ Church College, where she directs the Centre for International Studies in Early Childhood. She is a past president of OMEP-UK (OMEP is the World Organization for Early Childhood Education) and she is currently a member of BERA ( British Educational Research Associaton) Council and the editor of the International Journal of Early Childhood.CONTRIBUTORSAFFILIATIONS:Teresa Aguado Universidad Nacional a Distancia, MadridStig Brostrom Royal Danish School of Educational StudiesNoirin Hayes Dublin Institute of TechnologyRosario Jimenez-Frias Universidad Nacional a Distancia, MadridMalgorzata Karwowska-Struczyk PolandAlkistis Kondoyianni Ministry of Education, AthensUlla Lind Stockholm Institute of EducationHelen Penn Institute of Education, LondonEric Plaisance Universite Rene Descartes, Paris VSylvie Rayne Institut National de Recherche Pedagogique, ParisKarin Vilien Educational Consultant, Copenhagen

`Tricia David starts the book off with a commitment to the importance of relationships. `The impact of emotional aspects of a school or nursery situation has long been neglected in the UK, as is amply demonstrated by the list of criteria for judging the quality of teaching drawn from OfSTED critieria′. Amen to that′ - Times Educational Supplement, Friday Magazine`Teaching Young Children is essential reading for early years teacher trainers and anyone working with young children, from birth to eight years old. It is an excellent companion volume to one of David′s other books, Young Children Learning. David′s many contributions to the literature in early years education has focused on the ways in which societies treat and educate young children. Teaching Young Children is an evidence- based book which raises important questions concerning the lives of young children and answers them in terms of the values underlying our society. David and her colleagues at the Centre for International Studies in Early Childhood have written a compelling book. Teaching Young Children is a valuable resource and a "must read" for those who care about the lives of our youngest citizens′ - International Journal of Early Years Education

• Changing Minds - Tricia DavidTeaching Young ChildrenYoung Children and Playful Language - Teresa Grainger and Kathy GoouchThe Imagination, Play and the Arts - Bryan HawkinsMaking Sense of Early Mathematics - Gill Bottle and Claire AlfreyDeveloping a Framework for Primary PE - Mike WaringInformation Technology - Peter DormanIssues of ControlDesign and Technology - Eric Parkinson and Caroline ThomasThe Subject IntegratorYoung Children Investigating - Gill NichollsAdopting a Constructivist FrameworkYoung Children′s Perceptions of the World - Stephen ScoffhamAssessment and Learning - Beryl WebberContinuing Professional Development - Vanessa YoungInspections of Under Fives′ Education and Constructions of Early Childhood - Tricia David and Angela NurseEvaluating Policy and Practice - Carl Parsons and Carol Precious