Considers observation as it is enacted in the home, nursery or classroom. Drawing on a range of theories including feminist new materialism, social semiotics, and sociocultural and multimodal approaches to early childhood, the chapters cover a range of areas, from early childhood art and observational literacy tools to intergenerational research, and using photography and video in observations.

1. Early Childhood in the Anglosphere, by Peter Moss and Linda Mitchell, compares early childhood systems across seven high-income English-speaking countries: England, Scotland, Australia, Canada,...