With the expertise of a body of international contributors from Australia, Canada, USA, UK, Finland, The Netherlands, Italy, Greece and Chile, this handbook explores key in-depth issues in quality Early Childhood Development and Education. Unlike previous publications in the discipline, this title combines research and practice to investigate emotional and social development, wellbeing and mental health, language, cultural environments, as well as the role of parents in a child's development. It is divided into six key parts:

Part I: Emotional Development
Part II: Social Development
Part III: Play, Development and Learning
Part IV: Memory and Understanding
Part V: Learning, Language and Literacy
Part VI: Executive Functions, Metacognition and Self-Regulation