Written for early years practitioners and students, Planning Play and the Early Years provides full-colour, fully illustrated guidance through the process of pl

Planning is central to the role of any early years practitioner and involves careful consideration of resources and the learning environment, learning outcomes,

Making a play-based curriculum work in early years settings. Early Years practitioners have been advocating for play to be at the heart of early years for many

The second edition of Play in the Early Years provides a comprehensive introduction to pedagogy and play in early years education settings. Drawing on classical

Young children live in the here and now. If adults are to make a real difference to their learning they need to seize the moments when children first show curio