Table of Contents:
  • pt. 1. A short history of early childhood education. The legacy of history : Early childhood education in the UK: a brief history ; Foundation stones: some key figures whose work has influenced thinking and development of provision for young children
  • Into the twenty-first century: twenty-five years of policy change : Understanding recent history: 1988-2013 ; Into the future, learning from the past
  • pt. 2. The pioneers: their lives and works. Socrates
  • Jan Amos Komensky (Comenius)
  • Jean-Jacques Rousseau
  • Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi
  • Robert Owen
  • Friedrich Froebel
  • Charles Dickens
  • Charlotte Mason
  • Rudolf Steiner
  • Sigmund Freud
  • Rachel McMillan
  • John Dewey
  • Margaret McMillan
  • Maria Montessori
  • Alexander Sutherland Neill (A.S. Neill)
  • Susan Sutherland Isaacs
  • Louis Christian Schiller
  • Lev Semyonovich Vygotsky
  • Donald Woods Winnicott
  • Jean Piaget
  • Erik Erikson
  • Carl Rogers
  • Robin Tanner
  • Burrhus Fredrick Skinner
  • Sir Alexander Bradshaw Clegg (Alec Clegg)
  • Loris Malaguzzi
  • Chris Athey
  • pt. 3. Talking of early childhood education: nine conversations. 1. So, who needs history? / Peter Clough and Cathy Nutbrown
  • 2. Why early childhood education? / Robert Owen and Cathy Nutbrown
  • 3. What motivates young children to learn? / Susan Sutherland Isaacs with Peter Clough
  • 4. How do young children learn? / Johann Heinrich Pestolozzi, Jean Piaget and Friedrich Froebel
  • 5. A policy of creativity / Alec Clegg with Peter Clough
  • 6. Looking back to 'education' and 'care' ... challenging current policy through history / Susan Isaacs, Maria Montessori and Margaret McMillan
  • 7. Literacy in the early years: a pedagogy of patience? / Rudolf Steiner with Cathy Nutbrown
  • 8. Children's rights and early learning / Charlotte Mason with Cathy Nutbrown
  • 9. From God and church to awe and wonder: spirituality and creativity in early childhood education / Cathy Nutbrown with Peter Clough
  • pt. 4. Linking the past with the present. Children's rights
  • The arts and creativity
  • Literacy
  • Play, learning and pedagogy
  • Early intervention
  • Home learning and parental involvement in early education
  • Inclusion
  • Professional development and training.