EBOOK

Managing Early Years Settings

Supporting and Leading Teams

Alison Robins
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Pages
176
Year
2008
Language
English

About

Firmly grounded in practice, this book puts children and families at the centre of good early years leadership. There is now considerable emphasis on leadership skills in this sector, as the workforce becomes increasingly professionalized.

The following are considered:

- changes and developments within the early years sector

- the impact of good leadership on children and their families

- effective practice in a variety of settings, including Children's Centres

- value-based leadership, and inspirational leadership

- meeting the challenges

- managing change

- inter-agency and multi-disciplinary working

- working with families and parent groups.

Useful features such as Activities for Continuing Professional Development, Questions for Reflection and Pictures of Practice appear throughout the book.

Those studying for Foundation Degrees, leaders undertaking the National Professional Qualification for Integrated Centre Leadership (NPQICL), those undertaking the management modules for Early Years Professional Status (EYPS) and anyone studying Childhood and Early Childhood will find this book an invaluable aid.

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