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The authors explain the role of this series in establishing a path for the much-needed examination of the experiences of infants and toddlers in contemporary educational settings across the globe. The emphasis of the first book on pedagogy and policy is then explained, introducing each chapter and its contribution that that agenda. Featuring some of the most important contemporary topics in the field of early childhood provisions for children aged up to 3 years, such as—care; well-being and belonging in curriculum and pedagogy; professionalism; and associated policy issues concerning quality and the status of infants in education—the authors summarise the themes of the book. They suggest that the book heralds a new era in educational scholarship—one that gives priority to the unique experiences of infants and toddlers, and recognises that their lives are increasingly lived beyond the exclusive domain of the home.
Infant-toddler research is sharpening our senses to the lived experiences of the very young in the space of early childhood education in ways that alert us to its many dimensions. As such, policy also needs to recognise the complexity and sophistication of infant-toddler pedagogy by providing support for informed professional engagement and reflection that recognises its emotional dimension, and challenges limiting views of infant-toddler capacities and dispositions.(Press and Mitchell 2014, pp. 237–238)
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Eligibility considers two-year-olds in families where there are guardianship or kinship agreements, unemployment, or low incomes.
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The most recent report that springs to mind arrived in social media on the cusp of submitting this book to the publishers:
Brainwave Trust. (2016). Our literature search into childcare: How are the children doing? http://www.brainwave.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/Childcare-How-are-the-Children-Doing.pdf
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Dalli, C., White, E.J. (2017). Policy and Pedagogy for Birth-to-Three Year Olds. In: White, E.J., Dalli, C. (eds) Under-three Year Olds in Policy and Practice. Policy and Pedagogy with Under-three Year Olds: Cross-disciplinary Insights and Innovations. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-2275-3_1
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