This book provides guidance for all intending to teach in infant schools. It captures the excitement of teaching infants, offering practical advice and suggestions alongside a theoretical strand so that the reader understands why as well as how to get it right. Each chapter focuses on different aspects of the infant teacher's role. The book is written particularly for students and newly qualified teachers although the material should be of interest to classroom assistants and nursery nurses working with four- to eight-year-old children.