What do the Early Childhood Studies Graduate Practitioner Competencies (GPCs) mean in practice? What do they look like in settings? This book brings you case studies as examples of good practice demonstrating all of the GPCs. Each chapter covers a specific competency and includes:

• A visualisation of the competency
• Case studies to explore what each competency looks like in practice
• Expert commentary on each case study helping you to link theory to practice

Aaron Bradbury is Principal Lecturer for Early Childhood Studies, Childhood, Early Years Apprenticeships and Higher Technical Qualifications in Early Years at Nottingham Trent University. Research Interests: Widening participation (access for all) with links to apprenticeship pedagogy, Early Years and Education. Jackie Musgrave is part of the Early Childhood team at the Open University. Her research interests explore babies’ and children’s mental and physical health and wellbeing. Helen Perkins has been teaching Early Childhood Education and Care in further and higher education since 2002. Helen′s research interests are centred on the professionalisation of the ECE workforce and Men in Childcare.