"I would highly recommend this book ... There is a depth of insight here rarely accessible in parallel literature. It provides an honest, critical and authentic challenge to the emergent literature in areas of inter-professional working, integrated children's services and family support." Children and Society This book draws on the work of Sheffield Children’s Centre, a well-known community cooperative which is recognized worldwide for its cutting edge approach and models of good practice that have emerged from community participation.  Gaining an insight into the work of the Centre contributes to a better understanding of the challenges, issues, difficulties and opportunities which confront integrated services for children and families. The authors illustrate how, through working closely with the local community and through hearing the voices of children and adults, service provision for children and families can meet needs and change lives.  The book:   Looks at the alternative approach of Sheffield Children’s Centre, where multi-professional working has grown through common principles and aspirations rather than through policy imperative and legislation  Details innovative practices and approaches to holistic work with children and families  Explores the challenges and celebrations of working with a wide range of children, families and communities both in the UK and internationally It has particular resonance with the multi-professional agendas now required by Every Child Matters and the Children Act (2004) and is groundbreaking in terms of re-thinking support for communities perceived to be ‘in difficulty’, in fostering community cohesion and promoting active participation in community regeneration from a childcare perspective, working from grassroots upwards. Children, Families and Communities is ideal for researchers, policy makers, practitioners and students training to work with children and families from a range of disciplines such as education, health and social services, including those pursuing the NPQICL (National Professional Qualification for Integrated Centre Leadership) qualification and the EYPs (Early Years Professional Status).

Children, families and communities:: creating and sustaining integrated services

Politics & Social Sciences

Broadhead,Pat

Meleady,Chrissy

Delgado,Marco

Social Sciences

Open University Press

Children, families and communities: (Education in an Urbanised Society)

Parenting & Relationships

This practical book provides an accessible framework for observing and assessing children's learning through play. It will help early years practitioners to deepen their understanding of the links between intellectual development, the growth of language and the emotional well-being of young children. Drawing on many years of research and working with teachers, Pat Broadhead has developed the Social Play Continuum, a unique observation tool and a means of monitoring and developing a child's social progress through skills such as problem-solving, investigation and imagination discourse. This tool forms an integral part of this innovative text, offering practitioners in a wide range of early years settings a means of focusing their observations of play. In addition, the book: <ul>
<li>supports the development of 'areas of provision'</li> <li>illustrates progression from 'association' to 'cooperative' play</li> <li>considers links with the Foundation Stage Curriculum, Profiling and the National Curriculum</li> <li>acknowledges the many constraints that have operated on early years practitioners in the past decade.</li>
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Blending theory and practice this book is aimed at all early years' practitioners concerned with quality provision for their pupils. It is also the ideal text to support student teachers, classroom assistants and undergraduates on early childhood studies degrees.

Early Years Play and Learning

Education & Teaching

Schools & Teaching

Routledge

Understanding Young Children's Learning through Play

This timely and accessible text introduces, theorises and practically applies two important concepts which now underpin early years practice: those of ‘playful learning' and 'playful pedagogies'. Pat Broadhead and Andy Burt draw upon filmed material, conversations with children, reflection, observation, and parental and staff interviews, in their longitudinal study of outdoor and indoor play environments in an early years unit. This research-based text offers extensive insights into related theories, as well drawing on the authors’ skills and knowledge as researcher and as class teacher in order to provide opportunities for personal reflection and possibilities for practical application in early years classes and settings. Discussing both indoor and outdoor environments, the text explores ideas surrounding ‘open-ended play’, and ‘the whatever you want it to be place’. It illustrates how the themes of children’s play reflect their interests, experiences, knowledge gained at home and in school, and their cultural heritages. By showing how children become familiar and skilful within open-ended play environments, the authors illustrate how the children’s co-operative skills develop over time as they become connected in communities of learners. Alongside the examples of children’s playful learning, the book also considers the implications for resourcing and organising playful settings through playful pedagogies that connect with the Early Years Foundation Stage curriculum (DfES 2007) and with the Tickell Review, ongoing as the book went to press. Understanding Young Children's Learning through Play uses children’s perspectives on their play to illustrate how rich their personal understandings are. It also includes parental reflections on what may initially appear a risky and unusual outdoor environment, and it draws attention to the importance of conflict resolution in play in order to extend children’s resilience and assertiveness. This insightful text will be of interest to students of early years education, early years practitioners, academics and researchers.

Understanding Young Children's Learning through Play: Building playful pedagogies

Burt, Andy

Early Years Play and Learning: Developing Social Skills and Cooperation

Personal, Social and Emotional Development introduces this area of the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS). The personal, social and emotional development of children aged between 0-5 years is introduced within the context of the EYFS. A balanced approach to the Early Learning Goals is encouraged ensuring that key principles of good early years practice are maintained and developed, and the holistic development of the child is promoted. 
This user-friendly guide will support early years professionals to: 
• reflect on current practice and develop skill; • evaluate the implications of research for early years practice and provision; • promote interdisciplinary teamwork between those who work with and support young children; • meet the diverse needs of children at different developmental stages and ages; • support children as they move within and beyond the EYFS.

Personal, Social and Emotional Development (Supporting Development in the Early Years Foundation Stage)

Woolley, Richard

Johnston,Jane

Tobbell, Caroline

Continuum

Personal, Social and Emotional Development introduces this area of the Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS). The personal, social and emotional development of children aged between 0-5 years is introduced within the context of the EYFS. A balanced approach to the Early Learning Goals is encouraged ensuring that key principles of good early years practice are maintained and developed, and the holistic development of the child is promoted. 
This user-friendly guide will support early years professionals to: 
• reflect on current practice and develop skill; • evaluate the implications of research for early years practice and provision; • promote interdisciplinary teamwork between those who work with and support young children; • meet the diverse needs of children at different developmental stages and ages; • support children as they move within and beyond the EYFS.

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