Listening to Young Children in Early Years Settings: A Practical Guide

It is widely accepted that listening to and involving children in decisions about their care,learning and development can significantly improve the quality of early years provision.This book gives practical guidance on how to do this effectively.Starting with a discussion about why we listen to children and the policies around this, thebook explains how we can involve children in decision-making that is appropriate to theirage and level of understanding. Packed full of examples and ideas that can be easilyapplied in practice, it covers how to listen to children's perspectives and involve them instaff recruitment and appraisals, classroom design, assessment processes for socialservices and EHC plans, and much more.