Contents

Guest editorial: Labour's legacy (1.5 MB PDF)
by Helen May

The philosophy of Te Whatu Pokeka: Kaupapa Maori assessment and learning exemplars (4.5 MB PDF)
by Rita Walker

Liam's story: The musical journey of a young boy (3 MB PDF)
by Lynne Anderson

Looking out and looking in: Reflecting on conducting observational research in a child-care nursery (3.8 MB PDF)
by Sheila Degotardi (peer reviewed)

Listening with our eyes: lCT as a language of communication (4.7 MB PDF)
by Linda Flavell and Hanna Faletaupule

Remembering Slade: Re-visiting the connection between very young children's play and drama (4.3 MB PDF)
by Adrienne Sansom (peer reviewed)

Burn the rosters and free the teachers (1 MB PDF)
by Caryn Deans and Raewyne Bary

Putting respect for infants and toddlers into action (2.6 MB PDF)
by Sola Freeman

"Bang bang! You're dead" - pondering on guns in children's play (1.4 MB PDF)
by Pennie Brownlee

A male teacher's perspective on rough and tumble play (1.8 MB PDF)
by Ernie Belk

Book Reviews (4.5 MB PDF)
Getting started with schemas: Revealing the wonder-full world of children's play
Dance with me in the heart: The adults'guide to great infant-parent partnerships
Inspired to build: Unlocking the potential of block play
reviewed by Justine O'Horo-Gregon

Guest editorial: Leadership under the spotlight
By Kate Thornton

More than "follow the leader": Rethinking agency in early childhood leadership
By John roder and Slavica Jovanovic (peer reviewed)

New frames of reference: Asking questions as part of leadership activity
By Slavica Jovanovic and John Roder (peer reviewed)

Celebrating tenderness: The heart of socio-cultural theory
By Margaret Brennan (peer reviewed)

The spiritual lens: Multiple images of young children
By Jane Bone (peer reviewed)

Instruments in SPACE: Tools and artefacts in Te Marua/Mangaroa Playcentre’s SPACE
By Val Podmore and Sarah Te One (peer reviewed)

The rights and rites of play for toddlers in Aotearoa New Zealand
Part 1: Play as a right
By Jayne White and Jean Rockel (peer reviewed)

Te Papa Whakawhitwhiti: Disparate discourses in the arena of encounter
By Amiria O’Malley (peer reviewed)

Early childhood education and care in New Zealand: Do we have a runaway train?
By Mike Bedford and Kerry Sutherland

"Sweet dreams baby"
By Jean Rockel and Julie peal

Book review: "Outside is where we need to be"
Reviewed by Lesley Pohio.

Editorial: Connecting people, places and things: ICT in a Web 2.0 world
By Ann Hatherly

Unspoken questions
By Lorraine Sands and Karen Lichtwark (peer reviewed)

Resiliency in hospitalized children
By Barbara Mackay (peer reviewed)

Is the body an endangered species?
Reconceptualizing the body in early childhood education
By Adrienne Sansom (peer reviewed)

Modes of Being: I. Control, dissent, and listening in early childhood
Modes of Being: II. Sasha and Alex
By Stephen Wright

Painting with infants: A meaning and connection making experience
By Jannie Visser

Elemental play: Capturing the spirit of nature
By Debbie Ryder (peer reviewed)

Commentary: Challenges in establishing an infant-toddler specialism in Aotearoa New Zealand
By Kim Powell

Is being a fairy godmother a ‘piece of cake’?
By Sophie Foster

Book review: "Magic places: The adult’s guide to young children’s creative art work"
By Beverly Clark

Editorial: A revolution in our own time - Magda Gerber’s legacy to New Zealand education
By Maureen Perry and Jean Rockel

The influence of the Pikler philosophy in New Zealand: An interactive approach to care
By Derryn Chapman

Transforming toddlers’ play? The challenge of digitally enhanced toys
By Janice Tossman (peer reviewed)

"Do roosters have chins"? Insights into parenting a young child who is gifted
By Caterina Murphy and Valerie Margrain (peer reviewed)

Expanding intersubjectivity: The potential of Bakhtinian dialogism to inform narrative assessment in early childhood education
By Jayne White and Joce Nuttall (peer reviewed)

Painting with infants?
By HannahAna Eichler

Stealing time: Are mat times in early childhood really needed?
By Carol Armstrong

Enhancing infant health and development by supporting breastfeeding mothers
By Caroline Akitt

"Where’s Mummy? Who’s Mummy?"
By Charlotte Robertson (reprinted from vol.8, issue 2, due to production error)

Conference reports:
The very first Men in Early Child Care and Teaching Summit

The National launch of an Infant Mental Health Association of Aotearoa New Zealand

Book reviews:
"From children’s services to children’s spaces: Public policy, children and childhood" Reviewed by Clare Harper-Lee

"Move baby move: A New Zealand guide to fostering your child’s brain development through everyday activity"
Reviewed by Justine O’Hara-Gregan

Guest editorial: Are we listening?
By Val Podmore

Innovative transitions for infants and toddlers: A research and practice journey
By Val Podmore & Jan Taouma with the A’oga Fa’a Samoa

Empathy: The joy of being together
By Maria vincze

Of painting and washing windows, and butter, jam and marmite sandwiches: Towards a more toddler inclusive Montessori setting
By Jannie Visser and Leonie Kelly

The body in early childhood: Revisioning dance
By Adrienne Sansom

Attending to our emotions
By Enid Elliott

Lessons from a duck pond
By Miriam McCaleb

A Nordic exploration: Contemplations on early childhood education across the world
By Jayne White and Jean Rockel

‘Tummy-time’ confusion
By Marianne Hermsen-van Wanrooy

Where’s Mummy? Who’s Mummy?
By Charlotte Robertson

Learning from very young children
By Nora Muellar Tokunaga

Guest editorial: Play as a response to life
Diti Hill

Re-visioning love and care in early childhood: Constructing the future of our profession
Carmen Dalli

Child care for infants and toddlers: Where in the world are we going?
Margaret Sims, Andrew Guilfoyle and Trevor Parry

A moving weekend: Lessons from movement educator Ute Strub and SpeilRaum educator Andrea van Gosen
Pennie Brownlee

Can we do what we set out to do?: A reflective model of group agency
Robyn Reid and Sue Stover

The holistic learning outcomes of musical play for children with special needs
Julie Wylie

"The teachers said my child is different"
Angel Chan

"Where to run?": Creating a safe play environment for toddlers
Julie Stewart

Making mealtimes meaningful
Anita Homewood

Book review: "The origins of free play"
Reviewed by Pennie Brownlee

Guest editorial: A tribute to David Lange 1942-2005 and Sonja Davies 1923-2005
Anne Meade

Two year olds in kindergarten: What are they doing there?!
Judith Duncan

Mana Tamariki: A whanau learning story
Brenda Soutar

Stories beyond the gate
Robyn Lawrence

Natural reading, reading nature: The critical role that literacy skills play in building a sense of belonging to, and in, this world
Pennie Brownlee

Relationship-shaping: Teacher consistency and implications for brain development
By Miriam McCaleb and Nathan Mikaere-Wallis

What is the matter with Mary Jane? Or is there an art to listening to young children
Berenice Nyland

The technologist-toddler an ‘intentionality’
Anita Mortlocik

Technology and identity formation of infants and toddlers
Anita Mortlock, Amanda Higgins, Steph Boniface, Helene Easter, Carol-Ann Gibbins, Sue Hunter, Anna Reid and Anufe Tugaga

Am I in the right place? A reflective model of individual agency
Robyn Reid and Sue Stover

'Open … shut them … open … shut them’: A personal reflection on inclusion
Charlotte Robertson

Guest editorial
Margaret Carr

Play: A personal history
Beverley Morris

A journey into research by way of professional development
Lorraine Sands

A place for everybody? Challenges in providing inclusive early childhood education for children with disability in Aotearoa/New Zealand
Lesley Lyons

Curriculum: Challenges of context and complexity in early childhood settings
Diti Hill

A place for breastfeeding in early childhood centres
Sappho Banks

Promoting children’s health in early childhood education services: Responding to Meningitis
Angela Bush

Book Review: Shaping early childhood: Learners, curriculum and contexts, by Glenda MacNaughton (2003).
Anne Grey

Guest editorial - Keeping the dialogue behind the discourse alive
Sue Stover

The beginning of Helen’s journey into a community of writing and writers (peer reviewed)
Guy Broadley

Music for infants and toddlers
Julie Wylie

The Pikler Institute, Budapest, Hungary
Janet Gonzalez-Mena

Checking the "story-eggs" we have about children, the basic ingredients to our current situation
Pennie Brownlee

Transition within an early childhood centre: The construction of children’s identities (peer reviewed)
Rosina Merry

Visual arts and music in the early years
Judy Wong

Learning from toddlers
Maria Cooper

A review
Helen Willberg

Editorial - Jean Rockel

A new learning story: Capability and vulnerability
Miriam McCaleb

Wonder fuels a love affair
Pennie Brownlee

Visual language experiences: The beginnings of artistic self-expression for infants and toddlers
Jannie Visser

A lesson in listening and thinking: Katie and her shadow (peer reviewed)
Helen Hedges

Infants, context and participation rights: An Australian image
Berenice Nyland

Before we can see and hear, do we need to be seen and heard?
Jean Rockel

International perspectives on the integration of early childhood provision
Philip Gammage

Early childhood social sciences: Social justice education or social engineering? (peer reviewed)
Debora Lee

Book review: Six books that consider the art of very young children
Reviewed by Sue Stover

Guest editorial: Making connections over time and space
Sue Stover

Your feedback on shaping the future for infants and toddlers: Survey results
Ann Hatherly

Children’s spaces for ethical practice
Peter Moss

Mathematical babies
Maureen Perkins

Establishing a natural environment
Sharon Alderson

More than a mere glance: An in-depth look at baby’s attention to play
Diana Suskind

Theory as story: A framework for understanding and articulating the narrative of personal practice
Diti Hill

Infants’ memories: What do they remember?

Down the rabbit hole
Kylie Kingston

Responding to the cultural and linguistic diversity of refugee babies, toddlers and their families Robyn Gerrity

Book review: "On reflection: Reflective practice for early childhood educators"
Reviewed by: Robyn Reid

Guest editorial: Travelling the yellow brick road
Rose Cole

Aubert - The spirit lives on
Keryn Doyle

Looking to the past, and back to the future
Anne Stonehouse

Where to from here? Challenges and opportunities in education: A commentary
John Langley

Shape the future: Have your say
Helen Hedges and Jean Rockel

Helping our early childhood education shine
Anne Meade

A short history of anxiety about touch in early childhood education
Alison Jones

Furry, feathered, finned or feral: Pets in early childhood settings
Hilary Alach

Parents’ experiences of different pedagogies
Lisa Terreni

Postmodern theory - supporting early childhood professionals’ struggles for social justice in early childhood
Kylie Smith

Book review: "Babymoves: A step to step guide to enhancing your baby’s development through his or her own natural development"
Reviewed by: Maureen Perry

Book review: "A city possessed: The Christchurch Civic Creche case - child abuse, gender politics and the law"
Reviewed by: Sue Stover

Guest editorial
Empowering infants and toddlers - and their teachers
Helen Hedges

Infantastic: The vision
Stuart Guyton

Images of the child: An historical overview
Jean Rockel

Working with cultural differences: Individualism and collectivism
Janet Gonzalez-Mena

Te Ao Maori
Ngaroma Williams and Raiha Mahara

A magic place: Taking time to consider the crucial role of aesthetic environments on our children’s development and well-being
Pennie Brownlee

Goldfields and Queenie: Central Otago wonders
Tricia Lomas

"Who loves ya baby?": Primary caregiving in early childhood centres
Viv Shearsby and Gae Thawley

Maggie-Rose: A parent’s story
Bernadette Macartney

"It’s evolving over time": Some reflections on shifts in assessment practices through the voices of infant toddler practitioners
Keryn Davis

Five key principles of heuristic play
Shelley Auld

Book review: "Infants, Toddlers and Caregivers" (fifth edition)
Reviewed by: Nicole Thompson

Guest editorial: Anne Meade

The importance of the early years: Towards re-framing our discourse
Carmen Dalli

So what is different about Learning Stories?
Ann Hatherly and Lorraine Sands

Passion, participation and pedagogy: Reflections on the Reggio Emilia approach to infant and toddler care and education
Debora Lee

Communicate and connect with music
Helen Wilberg

Resiliance in children
Gillian Gellert

Toward a culture of respect for infants and toddlers
Maureen Perry

Book review: "Bambini: The Italian approach to infant toddler care"
Reviewed by: Shareen Abramson

Guest editorial: Anne B. Smith

Making meaning of separation: Contrasting pictures of the first goodbye
Janet Gonzalez-Mena

Issues of power in early childhood education: Reflections of a beginning teacher
Dallas Boyce

Passion, power and planning in the early childhood centre
Diti Hill

Closing our eyes very tightly: Attachment theory in the lives of children and other people
Stephen Wright

Profiling portfolios
Sarah Te One

"It was so insanely busy all the time": Student teachers experience family life anew
Helen Hedges and Colin Gibbs

The listening child and the music environment
Julie Denham

Book review: "Politics in the playground"
Reviewed by: Linda Mitchell

Guest editorial: Carmen Dalli

The second time you jump into the water: Problematising observation of children
Kylie Kingston and Stephen Wright

Under twos wear very big shoes
Janette Kelly

Cultural capital and competent children
Roy Nash

Using an action research cycle to implement change within an infant and toddler environment
Earlene Stead

Attachment theory revisited
Sue Watson

An introductory overview to theories of the construction of the self - part 2
Elizabeth Rata

The sensual side of caregiving
Enid Elliot

What can we learn from the Antiques Road Show? - A personal comment
Peter Heaslip

Book review: "Your self-confident baby: How to encourage your child’s natural abilities - from the very start"
Reviewed by: Maureen Perry

Editorial - Jean Rockel

Re-valuing physical contact with young children
Sarah-Eve Farquhar

Science for infants and toddlers
Barbara Backshall

Reflections on infant dispositions
Susan Krieg

The dancing child: The wonderful link between movement and creativity
Adrienne Sansom

Brain development and learning
Robin Fancourt

Educators’ perceptions of the transition process for infants into early childhood services
Lyn Foote and Karen Hurst

The Quality Journey: A case study
Anne Grey, Doug Haynes and Claire McLachlan-Smith

An overview to theories of the social construction of the self
Elizabeth Rata

Book review: "Programme planning for infants and toddlers: An ecological approach"
Reviewed by Jenni Jones

Editorial - Jean Rockel

Raising the profile of infant and toddler education
Joy Cullen

Understanding relationships between professional carers and infants in childcare: A case study, action research approach
Sharne A. Rolfe

Myths or realities? Some thoughts about settling infants into early childhood centres
Deborah Lee

The Mathematical world of the infant and toddler
Maggie Haynes

Computers and Playcentre: Are they compatible?
Pennie Brownlee
Stuart Guyton

Interviewed by Jean Rockel
"One hundred percent full-on": Life changes in the transition to parenthood
Sarnia Butler and Lorraine McLeod

An introduction to heuristic play and its application in an infant-toddler centre
Stuart Guyton, Jean Rockel and Melinda Newport

Book review: "Rethinking the brain"
Reviewed by Anne E. Grey

The Creation
Maureen Locke

Editorial - Jean Rockel

Stuart Guyton
Interviewed by Jean Rockel

Temperament in infants
Beverley Morris

The trouble with ‘quality’
Sarah-Eve Farquhar

Babies dance too! Dancing starts at an early age.
Adrienne Sansom

Aesthetics in the infant-toddler environment
Vanessa Smith

Out of the mouths of babes: Learning and memory during infancy
Harlene Hayne

Book review: "Babies: Responding appropriately to infants"
Reviewed by Helen Hedges

Infants and toddlers in a technological world
Jannie Visser

Talking about IT!
Moira Patterson