This book is suitable for practitioners working in a variety of childcare settings covering all of the mandatory units and nine of the most popular optional units for the Nursery Nurse pathway. It provides full coverage of underpinning knowledge for the NVQ, including material to cover children's development for the 8-16 age range. It includes a 'Reflective Practice' feature to encourage self-review and key terms to support candidates. It retains all the popular features that made the original Level 2 edition so successful, including the 'Are you ready for assessment?' section at the end of each unit.