1st Edition
Early Childhood Education Redefined Reflections and Recommendations on the Impact of Start Right
About the Authors and Editors
Introduction
Chapter One: Start Right Revisited, Sir Christopher Ball
Chapter Two: Roots to Grow: Wings to Fly: Re-defining Early Childhood Education, Professor Pat Preedy
Chapter Three: Movement: A Child’s First A, B, C, Sally Goddard Blythe
Chapter Four: Movement for Learning, Professor Pat Preedy and Dr Rebecca Duncombe
Chapter Five: Do Parents Need to be Qualified?, Professor Pat Preedy and Rosie Hamilton McGinty
Chapter Six: Parents as Play Partners Project: Giving Children a Head Start Through Play, Professor Pat Preedy and Dr Kay Sanderson
Chapter Seven: Executive Functions: Skills that Underpin Success, Karen Morris
Chapter Eight: Creating Successful Learning Environments in the Early Years: A Case Study, Samantha Steed
Chapter Nine: Creativity in the Early Years, Ruth Churchill Dower
Chapter Ten: An International Dimension: Making a world of difference, Dr Helen Wright
Chapter Eleven: Conclusion – so what?, Sir Christopher Ball
Biography
Pat Preedy is an adjunct professor at Curtin University, Western Australia.
Kay Sanderson is Project Lead, Review and Development of KG Curriculum United Arab Emirates, Ministry of Education Dubai and Cognition Education, New Zealand.
Sir Christopher Ball is the former Chairman of the WAVE Trust, UK, and author of Start Right: The Importance of Early Learning (RSA, 1994).
