Includes bibliographical references and index.

High quality interactions are recognised as fundamental to the achievement of outstanding teaching and learning in the early years. If you are working with children from six months to six years, this book encourages you to reflect deeply on the quality and impact of interactions in your setting. Drawing on research undertaken in baby rooms, nurseries and classrooms over four years, it challenges prevailing orthodoxies and offers specific practical guidance on how to improve the quality of interactions on a day-to-day basis.

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