This text provides information on the social context of childcare and educational services in: Austria; Belgium; Denmark; Finland; France; Germany; Greece; Ireland; Italy; Luxembourg; the Netherlands; Portugal; Spain; Sweden; and the United Kingdom. It documents the major types of provision for young children and describes the training of staff working in early childhood services. It also includes material on provision and staff training for work with school-age children outside school hours. Cross-national themes and issues on training, provision and policy have been emphasized for comparative analysis.
Men in the Nursery is an examination of the issues surrounding gender and childcare. 99% of childcare workers are women. This text considers the case for employing more men and what steps might be taken to achieve this.'
Contains 10 days of activities linked to the popular storybook A Porcupine Named Fluffy. This module is part of an innovative, play-based curriculum for children 3-6 years of age that promotes general development and boosts cognitive, sensorimotor, communication/language, social, and emerging literacy skills.
Contains 10 days of activities linked to the popular storybook First Flight. This module is part of an innovative, play-based curriculum for children 3-6 years of age that promotes general development and boosts cognitive, sensorimotor, communication/language, social, and emerging literacy skills.
Contains 10 days of activities linked to the popular storybook Friends. This module is part of an innovative, play-based curriculum for children 3-6 years of age that promotes general development and boosts cognitive, sensorimotor, communication/language, social, and emerging literacy skills.
Storybook Activities for The Three Billy Goats Gruff
Contains 10 days of activities linked to the popular storybook The Three Billy Goats Gruff. This module is part of an innovative, play-based curriculum for children 3-6 years of age that promotes general development and boosts cognitive, sensorimotor, communication/language, social, and emerging literacy skills.
Storybook Activities for The Three Little Javelinas
Contains 10 days of activities linked to the popular storybook The Three Little Javelinas. This module is part of an innovative, play-based curriculum for children 3-6 years of age that promotes general development and boosts cognitive, sensorimotor, communication/language, social, and emerging literacy skills.
Contains 10 days of activities linked to the popular storybook A Rainbow of Friends. This module is part of an innovative, play-based curriculum for children 3-6 years of age that promotes general development and boosts cognitive, sensorimotor, communication/language, social, and emerging literacy skills.
Contains 10 days of activities linked to the popular storybook Franklin Has a Sleepover. This module is part of an innovative, play-based curriculum for children 3-6 years of age that promotes general development and boosts cognitive, sensorimotor, communication/language, social, and emerging literacy skills.