This text precisely matches the 2002 specifications for the BTEC National Early Years qualification. It covers the eight core units and two externally assessed specialist units, child health and human growth and development. Each chapter covers a unit of the qualification. It is suitable for those taking the qualification at either certificate or diploma level and contains case studies with linked questions, activities and professional practice pointers throughout to help students apply theory to everyday practice.

A core textbook mapped to the specifications for BTEC National Early Years.

This volume provides complete coverage of the BTEC First Early Years qualification. It covers the core and optional units, so readers can be confident that it contains all the knowledge required to successfully complete the course. Each chapter covers a complete unit of the qualification, providing comprehensive coverage of the new specifications. Case studies with linked questions and activities allow students to apply theory to everyday early years practice and explore what they have learnt.

Good Practice in Implementing the Pre-school Curriculum, Second Edition is the leading early years curriculum text. Updated throughout to reflect QCA's new framework for early learning, it is the essntial guide for students and nursery managers.

This text covers medical and social aspects of special needs and provides an indispensable guide to good working practice in the day-care and school setting.

* Dedicated support for work-based learners taking the new Pearson Edexcel Level 3 Diploma in Children's Learning and Development (Early Years Educator). * Covers all mandatory and selected optional units.

Focused on seeing children in the context of the world they live in, it provides students with a range of perspectives, insights and latest thinking. By doing this, it helps readers understand the complexities of early childhood and critically navigate the ever-changing policy and practice.