Brings together the work of leading researchers in the field of child development and early education to examine current problems from the perspective of psycho

The importance of high quality early childhood education is now universally recognised, and this quality crucially depends upon the practitioners who work with

The field of early childhood education and the science of psychology have a long and closely intertwined history. The study of young children's learning within

Recent decades have seen a growing emphasis, in a number of professional contexts, on acknowledging and acting on the views of children. This trend was given ad

Understanding Child Development introduces the main areas of developmental psychology in childhood. Drawing on content which first appeared in ‘Understanding