With practical guidance for parents, teachers and other early years practitioners who are concerned with young children's musical development, the authors of this book highlight the relationship between music and the development of communication, the expression of emotion and playfulness. s how how these three elements, in conjunction with musical activity and experience, underpin all future learning including the development of language. They go on to explore music as a subject in its own right and its role in supporting other areas of the curriculum.

This book offers an academic, critical approach to theories underpinning current practice in early childhood care and education.

How can early years practitioners help young children to become not only numerate but aspiring mathematicians who love numbers, shapes and mathematical comparisons?

The introduction of the Foundation Stage has led to practitioners seeking ways to teach maths which are more in line with the creative and playful ways young children learn other subjects.

Linda Pound draws on current thinking about children's mathematical development to show how you can encourage and enhance the numeracy skills of any child in the early years by linking maths to every-day life situations and...