This important book addresses current approaches to curriculum for infants, toddlers and young children, ages birth to eight.

It provides a comprehensive introduction to curriculum issues faced by student teachers and emerging practitioners. It equips them with the decision-making tools to effectively enhance and promote young children's learning.

The text presents a cultural historical framework to explore diverse approaches to early years education, drawing on research and examples of practice across a range of international contexts.

It offers a clear focus on domain areas of the curriculum - the arts, health and wellbeing, literacy and language, science and maths, information and communication technology to enable teachers to gain a breadth of understanding and effectively plan, design and implement curriculum strategy.