Creating Communities in Early Years Settingsencourages and supports all early years practitioners who work with children and their families within the Early Years Foundation Stage. Offering advice, ideas and strategies for developing an early learning community, this book provides clear guidance and real world examples that show how practitioners can provide an excellent, inclusive service to meet the needs of young children and their families and help them to thrive. Debbie Chalmers presents innovative and practical ideas to promote progress, development and inclusion, while outlining potential pitfalls and explaining how to identify and cater for individual needs. Chapters cover key topics such as:the legal responsibilities of a settinginclusionparental participation and parent managed settingsroles and duties of different staff within a settingeffective and sensitive communication with colleagues and caregivers andmanaging transitions. Creating Communities in Early Years Settingsis designed to support early years practitioners, teachers, teaching assistants, nannies and childminders working with babies and children within the Early Years Foundation Stage. The book will also be of interest to students on early years childcare and education courses from level 2 upwards. | Creating Communities In Early Years Settings by Debbie Chalmers, Hardcover | Indigo Chapters