Child development for early years students and practitioners Sally Neaum

First edition published in 2010 as: Child development for early childhood studies.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Section 1: Early childhood context and policy; 1. Children and childhood: a historical perspective; 2. The current policy context of early years; Section 2: Children's development; 3. Holistic development; 4. Children's development; 5. Development in the early years foundation stage; 6. Factors affecting children's learning and development; Section 3: Applying child development in practice; 7. Supporting children's learning and development; 8. Observing and assessing children's learning and development; Section 4: Enhancing practice and understanding; 9. Reflecting on children's learning and development; 10. Thinking, questioning and challenging: a critical approach to the early years.

"This accessible guide to child development is written specifically for students of degrees and foundation degrees in Early Years, Early Childhood Studies and related disciplines and for early years practitioners. It introduces the context of child development, how we can develop an understanding of this development and how ealy years practitioners can support this in practice. It considers the biological/social debate, explores holistic development, examines factors affecting development and includes a chapter on reflective practice. This second edition has been updated to include new guidance for the revised Early Years Foundation Stage...This edition also includes a new chapter introducing a critique of developmentalism. Throughout, new case studies have been included and interactive activities have been enhanced."--from the publisher.