Foreword by Alison Elliott
About the editors and contributors
Acknowledgements
SECTION 1 - The early childhood years: context
Chapter 1 Early childhood education and care in challenging times - Anna Kilderry and Bridie Raban
Chapter 2 Investigating early childhood practice: insights from a large Australian study - Dan Cloney
Chapter 3 The early childhood professional - Megan Gibson and Lyn Gunn
Chapter 4 Building inclusive education communities - Kathy Cologon
SECTION 2 - Identity, wellbeing and children contributing to their world
Chapter 5 Early childhood outdoor environments: places for play, learning and wellbeing - Anne-Marie Morrissey, Llewellyn Wishart and Deborah Moore
Chapter 6 Healthy lifestyle behaviours in the first five years of life - Rachel Laws, Penny Love, Katherine Downing and Jill Hnatiuk
Chapter 7 Keeping children safe - Nicole Downes
Chapter 8 Social and emotional development in early childhood - Claire Blewitt, Helen Skouteris, Heidi Bergmeier and Amanda O'Connor
Chapter 9 Facilitating children's agency in early childhood education and care - Caroline Scott, Andrea Nolan and Anna Kilderry
SECTION 3 - Children as confident and involved learners
Chapter 10 Play and early childhood pedagogies - Nicole Leggett
Chapter 11 Supporting oral language development in young children - Louise Paatsch and Andrea Nolan
Chapter 12 Early literacy - Bridie Raban
Chapter 13 Learning about STEM - Coral Campbell
Chapter 14 Learning about mathematics - Bob Perry and Sue Dockett
Chapter 15 Learning through the arts - Susan Wright and Jan Deans
Chapter 16 Play and learning in the digital age - Nicola Yelland
Chapter 17 Assessment and documentation for children's learning and development - Bronwyn Reynolds
SECTION 4 - Children and society: building positive futures
Chapter 18 Early years transitions - Sue Dockett and Bob Perry
Chapter 19 Building positive relationships with families and communities - Laura McFarland
Chapter 20 Leading practice in early childhood education - Jo Bird and Angel Mok
Chapter 21 Rethinking research in early childhood: (re)turning the kaleidoscope - Jeanne Marie Iorio and Will Parnell
Chapter 22 Learning to surf: embracing change in the early childhood sector - Jen Jackson
Glossary
Index