First Published in 1997. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

The state and status of special educational needs in the early years, Sheila Wolfendale; a pre-school assessment model, Moira Challen; STAR children's centre - comprehensive working with young children with special needs, Cathy Hamer; play, assessment and culture, Runi Sayeed and Ellen Guerin; the multidisciplinary assessment of under fives with cerebral palsy, Mark Fox; the special educational needs of children with Down's syndrome, Stephanie Lorenz; early years - the integration of the visually impaired child, Mary Burke; supporting deaf children in the early years - an inclusive approach, Mary Robinson; language impairment in pre-schoolers, Lesley Fleming and Sue Sheppard; provision for special educational needs in the early years - policy and procedures within one LEA, Janine Wooster and Ann Warn; principles into practice - an assessment framework for educational psychologists, Fiona Barnett et al; surveying professional practice in early years multidisciplinary assessment teams, Hannah Mortimer; educational psychologists and inter-agency collaboration for pre-school children, Karen Hobson; all young children have needs, Jo Goodall; inclusive education for children with special educational needs in the early years, Chris Lloyd.