<p>Pedagogical documentation is a vital method of assessing and observing young children, and is a practice that enables practitioners, families and children to learn alongside each other.</p><p>This book draws on the projects and experiences of senior researchers from nations including Australia, Canada, Sweden, Singapore, the UK and the USA to highlight multiple approaches to pedagogical documentation.</p><p>Topics explored include:</p><ul><li>using video in pedagogical documentation </li><li>making the most of outdoor learning environments </li><li>developing pedagogical documentation within curriculum frameworks </li><li>the relationship with Early Years transitions </li><li>the potential of pedagogical documentation for leadership enactment. </li></ul><p>The book offers guidance, support and inspiration to practitioners and researchers on how to implement meaningful and sustainable child-focused observation in early years contexts.</p>