The Child in Focus: Learning and Teaching in Early Childhood Education

The Child in Focus provides a comprehensive introduction for students beginning an early childhood education program. The text incorporates the full range of the early years, from birth to age 3, and ages 4-8, while linking to specific subject areas.

Divided into three sections, Part 1 offers an introduction to childhood and the concepts which form early childhood education. Part 2 covers discrete subject areas along with curriculum and pedagogy. Part 3 focuses on professional practice and teaching skills, providing students with the grounding knowledge to continue in their degree.

The Child in Focus recognises the important role early childhood educators and teachers play in society and focuses on providing the foundational skills and knowledge for students to succeed in these roles. Filled with contemporary content, The Child in Focus has a strong emphasis on the development of critical reflection for pre-service teachers and adaptability to respond to increasingly complex social and family issues.

Estelle Irving, Program Leader, Holmesglen Institute,Carol Carter, Lecturer, University of Newcastle,Francis Burton, Lecturer, Holmesglen Institute,Melissa Colville, Lecturer, Holmesglen Institute,Ann Hooper, Head of Curriculum, Christ Church Grammar School,Mary Hughes, Lecturer, Holmesglen Institute,Sue Lancaster, Lecturer, Holmesglen Institute,Ginette Pestana, Teaching Associate, Monash University

Estelle Irving is the Program Leader of the Bachelor of Early Childhood Education at Holmesglen Institute.

Carol Carter is a Coordinator and Lecturer of the Foundations in Education, University of Newcastle

Frances Burton is a Lecturer at Holmesglen Institute

Melissa Colville is an educator in the Faculty of Education, Service Skills & Environment (Early Childhood Education), Holmesglen Institute

Ann Hooper is Head of Curriculum at Christ Church Grammar School, Melbourne and Lecturer at Holmesglen Institute

Mary Hughes is a Lecturer at Holmesglen Institute

Sue Lancaster is a Lecturer in the Bachelor of Teaching, Holmesglen Institute

Ginette Pestana is a Teaching Associate at Monash University