Summary:
Child Care & Education Fourth Edition is the ideal textbook for the CACHE Level 3 Diploma in Child Care and Education (DCE) and Children’s Care, Learning and Development (CCLD) S/NVQs at Levels 3 and 4. It is also the core text for a wide range of other Early Years courses – including BTEC courses, Foundation Degrees and Higher Education courses.

This best-selling book:

· embraces the principles of inclusion for everyone
· is fully updated in line with the very latest CACHE DCE specification
· provides students with the essential underpinning knowledge for coursework, exams and professional practice
· promotes understanding of best practice by using tasks, activities and case studies
· contains a useful grid mapping chapters to the Levels 3 and 4 CCLD S/NVQ units
· includes a comprehensive glossary and bibliography
· now includes a CD-Rom in every copy.

A brand new CD-Rom included in the back of the book provides enjoyable opportunities for study. It includes learning and self-testing features such as multiple-choice questions, fill-the-gap and spot-the-hazard exercises, as well as charts to use for activities and observations. A comprehensive list of additional resources is also included.

• Now includes a free CD-Rom, with added learning and self-testing resources ideal for every student
• Fully updated for the latest (2004) CACHE Level 3 Diploma in Child Care and Education (DCE)
• Bestselling authors Tina Bruce and Carolyn Meggitt
• Ideal for students on Foundation Degrees and Early Childhood modules on other degree courses; also ideal for S/NVQ, CACHE and BTEC qualifications at Levels 3 and 4
• Fully redesigned and in full colour throughout, with brand new specially commissioned photographs
• New edition now organised to match precisely the 11 units specified in the CACHE Diploma course

Table of Contents:
Anti-discriminatory/Anti-bias practice
Observation and assessment
Working with young children
Caring for young children - the essential foundations
Holistic child development
Cognitive development
Communication, including language development
Physical development
Emotional and social development
Understanding the behaviour of children
Health and community care
Play, curriculum and early learning
Caring for babies in the first year of life
Preparation for employment
Provision of services and child protection
Working in partnership with parents

About the Author(s):
Tina Bruce is Visiting Professor at the University of Surrey Roehampton, and a bestselling author, leading international expert on early childhood and freelance consultant. Her most recent book is Early Childhood Education 3rd edition, published by Hodder Arnold.

Carolyn Meggitt is an established child care author and teacher (NNEB and BTEC) and is co-author of Hodder Arnold's bestselling title An Introduction to Child Care and Education 2nd edition, and many other titles.

Readership:
Ideal for the CACHE Level 3 Diploma in Child Care and Education (DCE) and Children’s Care, Learning and Development (CCLD) S/NVQs at Levels 3 and 4; also a wide range of other Early Years courses – in