First Transitions to Early Childhood Education and Care: Intercultural Dialogues across the Globe

This book brings together the work of researchers from around the globe  around the topic of children’s first transitions to early care and  education. It discusses political and sociocultural contexts, theories,  and ideologies around the theme. The book offers perspectives and  findings on adult expectations around a child’s first transition, infant  emotional experiences, the role of space, the part that key objects  play in infant transitions, and the role of time. It also discusses age  of first entry, routines and rhythms of the institutions, and the future  expectations of those involved.

The book takes a culturally  responsive approach, revealing at times striking commonalities across  countries, and at other points distinct differences in the people,  environments, orienting pedagogies, and policies that inform an infant’s  transition into care.