1st Edition
Early Years Essentials Linking Theory to Provision in the Early Years
Chapter 1: Introduction
Jayne Carter and Poppy Gibson
Chapter 2: Learning environment: indoors
Jayne Carter
Chapter 3: Learning environment: outdoors
Jayne Carter
Chapter 4: Effective partnership with parents
Poppy Gibson
Chapter 5: Prime area: physical development
Poppy Gibson
Chapter 6: Prime area: Personal, social, emotional development
Poppy Gibson
Chapter 7: Prime area: Communication and language development
Jayne Carter
Chapter 8: Specific area: literacy
Jayne Carter
Chapter 9: Specific area: mathematics
Jayne Carter
Chapter 10: Specific area: understanding the world
Poppy Gibson
Chapter 11: Specific area: expressive arts and design
Poppy Gibson
Chapter 12: Observation-assessment and planning cycle
Jayne Carter
Chapter 13: Quality adult-child interaction
Jayne Carter
Chapter 14: The characteristics of effective learning
Poppy Gibson
Chapter 15: The importance of implementing EYFS principles as a whole school
Jayne Carter
Chapter 16: Protective characteristics in the early years
Poppy Gibson
Chapter 17: Wellbeing
Poppy Gibson
Biography
Jayne Carter is Director of Ignite Education Ltd, providing consultancy for practitioners within the early years and primary sector. She uses coaching as a model for change, facilitating professional conversations which are focused on empowering others and generating growth in knowledge and skills. She is also the Programme Development Lead at Partnership for Children.
Poppy Gibson is a lecturer in education at the Open University. After nearly two decades working in education, Poppy’s research now focuses on wellbeing and mental health in childhood.
