Maureen O'Hagan

Maureen O'Hagan has been involved in aspects of childhood and training in child care for many years. She has worked in hospitals, colleges, awarding bodies and currently works to support Post-graduate students as well as continuing to write. Maureen set up the first Orthodox Jewish child care training course in the country. Not an easy task when the emphasis is always on equality and inclusion. She worked for CACHE (Council for Awards in Children's Care and Education) for several years, maintaining the standards of high quality products and clear assessment for candidates and trainers. During that time she began to write text books which have become key factors in the success rates of childcare training including Care and Education in Early Childhood published by Nelson Thornes. Maureen is a member of the Webmag Board.

‘Research Methods in Early Childhood: An Introductory Guide’ by Penny Mukherji and Deborah Albon

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Methodologies, ethics, techniques - it’s all there.

‘Early Childhood Studies’ by Johnson and Nahmad-Williams

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A comprehensive guide on child development for all students

‘Physical Development in the Early Years Foundation Stage’ by Angela D Nurse

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A useful text book for practitioners

‘Child’s Play: Montessori Games and Activities for Your Baby and Toddler’ by Maja Pitamic

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Practical advice on play for practitioners and parents

Introduction to Training in the Early Years

by Maureen O'Hagan

An outline of how training for early years workers has developed in the UK

Children’s Rights and Responsibilities

by Maureen O'Hagan

The debate about whether they should be linked

Young Children and Racial Justice by Jane Lane

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Taking action for equality in the early years - understanding the past, thinking about the present, planning for the future …

An Introduction to Play and its Future

by Maureen O'Hagan

Types of play, its importance and the threats play faces today

What is happening to our children and childhood? Three books which highlight some of the issues

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Current issues affecting children – computers, media, sexualisation, toxins and drugs

What is childhood and who created it?

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