Under-three Year Olds in Policy and Practice [Hardcover]

The first book in the series Policy and Pedagogy with Under-three year olds: Cross Disciplinary insights and innovations establishes a path for the much-needed examination of the experiences of infants and toddlers in contemporary educational settings across the globe.  Bringing together internationally renowned scholars in the field, it starts a series of discussions about the positioning of under-three year olds in contemporary practice and policy contexts. It takes an in-depth look at what this means for our understanding of under-three year olds and those who share their worlds. Featuring some of the most important contemporary topics in this pedagogical domain, such as care, well-being, belonging, professionalism and status, the contributors offer a kaleidoscope of perspectives for contemplating the new normality of very young children living their lives in group-based early childhood settings, and what gives rise to their current realities. It also explores some important policy directions and trends.

Chapter 1 Introduction: Pedagogy and policy for birth-to-three year-olds.- Part One: Foregrounding Pedagogy.- Chapter 2 Intersubjectivity in the Imagination and Feelings of the Infant: Implications for education in the early years.- Chapter 3 A 'good life' for infants in early childhood education and care? The place of well-being in ECEC curriculum, pedagogy and policy.- Chapter 4 Care, upbringing and teaching in 'horizontal' transitions in toddler day-care groups.- Chapter 5 Toddlers' participation in joint activities with peers in nido.- Chapter 6 The richness of everyday moments: Bringing visibility to the qualities of care within pedagogical spaces.- Chapter 7 Supporting concordant intersubjectivity and sense of 'belonging' for under three-year-olds in early years settings.- Part Two: Foregrounding policy.- Chapter 8 Tensions and challenges in Professional Practice with Under-l£]