Iram Siraj-Blatchford is Professor of Early Childhood Education at the University of London, Institute of Education. Her research interests include quality and equality in the learning experiences of young children.Dr Priscilla Clarke is the Director of the Free Kindergarten Association, Melbourne, Australia, an early childhood organization specializing in consultancy and resources for multilingual and culturally diverse early childhood settings.Both authors have over 20 years experience in lecturing, researching and publishing in the areas of learning, equity, diversity and language.

• Series editor's prefaceIdentity, self-esteem and learningLanguage acquisition and diversityLanguage development and bilingualismDiversity and the curriculumParents as partnersPlanning and evaluating for equity and diversityResourcesReferencesIndex.

Iram Siraj-Blatchford is Professor of Early Childhood Education at the University of London, Institute of Education. Her research interests include quality and equality in the learning experiences of young children.Dr Priscilla Clarke is the Director of the Free Kindergarten Association, Melbourne, Australia, an early childhood organization specializing in consultancy and resources for multilingual and culturally diverse early childhood settings.Both authors have over 20 years experience in lecturing, researching and publishing in the areas of learning, equity, diversity and language.

• Series editor's prefaceIdentity, self-esteem and learningLanguage acquisition and diversityLanguage development and bilingualismDiversity and the curriculumParents as partnersPlanning and evaluating for equity and diversityResourcesReferencesIndex.

Iram Siraj-Blatchford is Professor of Early Childhood Education at the University of London, Institute of Education. Her research interests include quality and equality in the learning experiences of young children.Dr Priscilla Clarke is the Director of the Free Kindergarten Association, Melbourne, Australia, an early childhood organization specializing in consultancy and resources for multilingual and culturally diverse early childhood settings.Both authors have over 20 years experience in lecturing, researching and publishing in the areas of learning, equity, diversity and language.

• Series editor's prefaceIdentity, self-esteem and learningLanguage acquisition and diversityLanguage development and bilingualismDiversity and the curriculumParents as partnersPlanning and evaluating for equity and diversityResourcesReferencesIndex.