Early education transformed (Falmer, 1999)
Includes bibliographical references and index
Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of Figures; Acknowledgments; Preface DfEE; Foreword The Importance of Having a Vision; Introduction A Vision for the Future; Reforming or Transforming?; Inspecting the Future; The Good, the Bad and the Possible? Linguistic and Cultural Diversity: Changing Perceptions and Practices; In Praise of Inspired and Inspiring Teachers; Quality and Professionalism in Early Childhood; Another Way of Seeing: Perceptions of Play in a Steiner Kindergarten; Protecting Playfulness; The Search for Expertise: The Importance of the Early Years; Valuing Young Children
Provides a strong foundation of knowledge about aspects of Early Years education, by summarising the current status and outlying paths of development for now and the future