Implementing Quality Improvement and Change in the Early Years

Reed (early childhood, U. of Worcester, UK) and Canning (education, early years, Open U., UK) compile 11 essays by early childhood specialists from the UK who show how quality improvement in early childhood education is an ongoing process of ideas, innovations, and implementations. They discuss how quality is defined and what it looks like in practice, the important role of childcare, integrated working in promoting quality, reflective practice, and quality improvement in action, with essays on play, the use of technology, and creativity. They also address quality improvement in relation to professional practice, including supervision, effective leadership, parental partnerships, and partnerships created around the student. Annotation c2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)