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The Early Years Handbook - a comprehensive guide to managing provision in the Early Years Foundation Stage

By Pat Brunton and Linda Thornton (Optimus Education, £69, ISBN 9781905538348) Reviewed by Tracey Osborn, Jolly Giraffes

After my initial confusion, caused by a rogue set of duplicate dividers finding its way into my handbook, I settled down to plough my way through this 338 page document - and was glad I did.

The 'Context' section offers a whistlestop tour through the evolution of childcare in recent years. However, I was less keen on 'Vision, Values and Marketing an Image' as I feel these things should be intrinsic and not learned. But it helps one to consider the whole package and provides a reference point and basis for 'brainstorming'.

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