Preschool Kindergarten category: 2281 books

As the tough economy continues and the divorce rate on the rise, we are increasingly seeing mothers leaving the home to work to either lend support to the household income or are the single breadwinner for her child. Because of this there is a growing demand for reputable day care centers where working...

Effective early intervention doesn’t stop when the provider leaves the family’s home. That’s why every interventionist needs this practical sourcebook, packed with research-based strategies for helping parents and caregivers take a consistent, active role in supporting young children’s...

Children learn to talk through interaction including involvement in many thousands of conversations with adults and other children. These conversations provide the framework for exploring relationships, understanding the world, and learning – in its widest sense. This book explores how children...

Children have strong feeling and they can't always handle them very well. Perfect for sharing, How Are You Feeling Today? is packed with fun, imaginative ways to help children understand and cope with a whole range of different emotions. This delightful book gives parents the tools they need to help...

In the recent years 'safeguarding' measures to ensure the health and wellbeing of all children has become an increasing focus in the early years.  Supporting Children's Health and Wellbeing helps early years students and practitioners working with children and young people gain an understanding...

What makes us a good friend? And what might make us a not-so-good friend? What can friends do together? And how do we make friends? Best-selling author Molly Potter presents practical advice on helping children understand how to be a true friend and what helps and what hinders friendships....

Confronting the Child Care Crisis is an outstanding, historically important analysis of childcare dynamics and a practical guidebook for change is essential reading about unmet needs of childcare. Based on years of personal, professional experience, facts and problems show how inadequate childcare...

Family Child Care Contracts and Policies, Fourth Edition offers the most up-to-date tools for family child care providers to establish and enforce contracts and policies. Topics include, how to establish good business relationships with parents, what to look for before signing contracts with parents,...

It's time to move, and the Honeypie family is preparing for the changes that this brings. This book is focused on the experiences children face when they are moving. Children can develop a high level of anxiety when they have to leave their friends, their comfort zone and their "world"....

In her provocative new book, Stacie Goffin presents a leadership manifesto to the field of early childhood education: It should step forward as an agent for change by assuming responsibility for the competent practice of its practitioners and for facilitating positive results for children and their...

Written for early childhood educators, this guide provides rubrics, samples, reproducibles, and easy-to-understand procedures for developing fun, effective student assessment portfolios and integrating assessment and instruction.

Portfolios, in the educational context, are collections of children's school work which teachers collect during the year--art projects, writing, etc. They are used to assess the child's interests and progress. This portfolio guide simplifies the assessment process into small steps that can be gradually integrated into everyday teaching.

Written by a teacher with more than 25 years of experience, this book offers a jargon-free view of Waldorf education and its philosophy of the importance of a three-dimensional education. Whether you're a Waldorf parent or teacher, or you just want to learn more about these innovative educational concepts, this book contains important ideas on learning that you can apply today.

The journey to professional and personal growth takes time, and the road isn’t always smooth, but it is a learning-filled adventure Holly Elissa Bruno, Janet Gonzalez-Mena, Luis Antonio Hernandez, and Debra Ren-Etta Sullivan are accomplished professionals and respected leaders in the early...