Partnership with Parents in Early Childhood Today - Paperback

by Philippa Thompson (Editor), Helen Simmons (Editor)

What is the role of early childhood practice in understanding the needs of parents and carers today?
This book:
*Considers the perspectives of those parents/carers marginalised by current practice
*Provokes thinking about how settings can become more inclusive in their practice
*Supports students to challenge their own assumptions about parents

Each chapter considers a group of families that may be marginalised in practice. The book suggests respectful, co-productive ways for students and early childhood practitioners, across the sectors, to work together. Each chapter asks current and future practitioners to reflect on and challenge their current practice.

Author Biography

Philippa Thompsonis Senior Lecturer in the Department of Education, Childhood and Inclusion at Sheffield Hallam University. Philippa is co-chair of the ECSDN which advocates for graduates in the workforce alongside lobbying for better pay and conditions in the early childhood workforce.

Helen Simmons is Senior Lecturer on the BA (Hons) Early Childhood Studies, Pathway Leader on the MA Education (Early Childhood Pathway) and Childhood Research Cluster Lead at the University of Derby. Helen is Vice Chair (Policy, Lobbying and Advocacy: National and International) for the Early Childhood Studies Degrees Network (ECSDN) and is a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.