Abstract

'This Third Edition is more than an update; it represents some very hard thinking about what practitioners now need to know to be effective' - Escalate. 'Paul Chapman Publishing and Margaret Edgington have pulled off a real gem of a book' - Nick Swarbrick, Oxford Brookes University. This is a fully revised and updated edition of the author's bestselling book The Nursery Teacher in Action. This edition now includes an extended section on leadership, on managing the Foundation Stage and involving the team in monitoring and evaluating Foundation Stage practice. Curriculum, planning and assessment reflect the new statutory guidance on the Foundation Stage Curriculum and Profile, and the author also considers the broadening role of the Foundation Stage teacher in integrated, multidisciplinary services and providing support in other settings. This book is essential reading for all early years students and practitioners, early years course tutors, and and also primary headteachers.