Liz Brooker is Senior Lecturer in Early Childhood at the Institute of Education, University of London, UK. She was a former Early Years teacher and her current research interests include children's perspectives on their play and learning, and the experiences of under-3s in group settings.

• IntroductionChapter 1. Understanding early transitions: more than starting schoolChapter 2. First steps: transitions from birth to threeChapter 3. Bridging cultures: home, pre-school and schoolChapter 4. Continuities: stepping up through the systemChapter 5. Children's perspectives: transitions around the worldChapter 6. Making the grade: the role of assessment in transitionsChapter 7. Transitions for life

Liz Brooker is Senior Lecturer in Early Childhood at the Institute of Education, University of London, UK. She was a former Early Years teacher and her current research interests include children's perspectives on their play and learning, and the experiences of under-3s in group settings.

• IntroductionChapter 1. Understanding early transitions: more than starting schoolChapter 2. First steps: transitions from birth to threeChapter 3. Bridging cultures: home, pre-school and schoolChapter 4. Continuities: stepping up through the systemChapter 5. Children's perspectives: transitions around the worldChapter 6. Making the grade: the role of assessment in transitionsChapter 7. Transitions for life

Liz Brooker is Senior Lecturer in Early Childhood at the Institute of Education, University of London, UK. She was a former Early Years teacher and her current research interests include children's perspectives on their play and learning, and the experiences of under-3s in group settings.

• IntroductionChapter 1. Understanding early transitions: more than starting schoolChapter 2. First steps: transitions from birth to threeChapter 3. Bridging cultures: home, pre-school and schoolChapter 4. Continuities: stepping up through the systemChapter 5. Children's perspectives: transitions around the worldChapter 6. Making the grade: the role of assessment in transitionsChapter 7. Transitions for life