Chapter 1: Getting Started – An Introduction to Leading Teaching and Learning in the Early Years
Chapter 2: A Principled Pedagogical Approach to Teaching and Learning in the Early Years
Chapter 3: Early Years Movers and Shakers
Chapter 4: Reflective Practice and Practice-Based Inquiry
Chapter 5: High-Quality Early Years Teaching and Learning
Chapter 6: Planning for Effective Teaching and Learning in the Early Years
Chapter 7: Communication, Language and Literacy in the Early Years
Chapter 8: Promoting Babies’ and Young Children’s Physical and Emotional Well-being
Chapter 9: Developing a Creative Approach to Teaching and Learning in the Early Years
Chapter 10: Safeguarding and Promoting the Welfare of All Babies and Young Children
Chapter 11: Responding to the Strengths and Needs of All Babies and Young Children
Chapter 12: Undertaking Wider Professional Responsibilities

Dympna Fox Reed trained as a teacher in Belfast N. Ireland and taught in a variety of schools in the South East of England since 1969. Many years were spent as an innovative Reception Class teacher in the school where she was a Deputy Head.  She was seconded to become a part-time Early Years Teacher Advisor in East Sussex and did a Post Graduate Certificate in Early Years Education at the University of Brighton, focusing on Effective Leadership in the Foundation Stage. She helped to write and deliver a variety of training courses for East Sussex School Improvement Service. A year was spent working for a different Local Authority as an Advisory Teacher and she returned to East Sussex as the full-time Lead Teaching and Learning Consultant for Early Years. This involved working with pre-schools, nurseries, childminders and schools to mentor and support and to offer training in the many new initiatives for the EYFS. Dympna worked as a visiting assessor and mentor Canterbury Christchurch University for the Early Years Teacher, and Early Years Professional Status programme. Since retirement she has been involved as a governor of two schools and takes an active interest in Early Years provision.  She has 5 grandchildren ranging in age from new-born to 14 years. Denise Reardon, Dilys Wilson and Dympna Fox Reed will be discussing ideas from Early Years Teaching and Learning in Doing Your Early Years Research Project, a SAGE Masterclass for early years students and practitioners in collaboration with Kathy Brodie. Find out more here.