ABSTRACT

Bridging the gap between learning and the application of knowledge and skills in Early Years settings, this book addresses the nuanced complexities and challenges which students may face as they progress into professional practice. Built around the experiences of undergraduate students, solution-focussed chapters tackle contemporary issues such as safeguarding, new materialism, reflective practice, and working with refugee children, linking these to theoretical and philosophical models and drawing on undergraduate and practitioner insights.

Providing contextualised examples, insight into key issues, and application of theory to practice, this book offers incisive solutions to support the undergraduate journey into a career, with chapters covering topics such as:

  • Best practice as a practitioner creating a caring environment
  • Reflecting on practice to cultivate professional development
  • Working with and for marginalised children
  • Reflective practice

Working with Children, Families and Young People is perfect for undergraduate students on Early Years and Childhood Studies courses, as well as other courses pertaining to working with children and young families, social work, and young communities.

chapter |10 pages

Introduction

part Section I|45 pages

Navigating the workplace

chapter 1|14 pages

Compassionate spaces

Caring for self and others whilst working with children, young people, and families

chapter 2|13 pages

Professionalism in practice

chapter 3|16 pages

‘Women’s work’

Gender discrimination in Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC)

part Section II|77 pages

Self-development and building confidence

chapter 6|13 pages

Children and digital technology

‘Millennium’ generations to critical undergraduate educators

chapter 8|15 pages

Reflecting on practice

part Section III|46 pages

Children on the edge

chapter 9|16 pages

Precarious lives

Refugee children’s identity and belonging in the UK Early Years Foundation Stage

chapter 10|15 pages

Working with vulnerable families