Creativity in the Early Years: Engaging Children Aged 0-5

This book offers an accessible and comprehensive new introduction to the subject and practise of creativity in early years education. Taylor takes a uniquely rights-based and inclusive approach to creativity, providing students with a holistic, internationally-minded overview of creativity and its place both inside and outside the classroom. Sections focus on:

• Defining creativity and its benefits
• Different modes of creativity
• Creativity in a policy and social context
• Creative pedagogy in practice
• Creative leadership

Each chapter offers questions for critical reflection, illustrative contemporary case studies, and ample suggestions for further reading.