<P>This fully revised edition of <I>Understanding the Steiner Waldorf Approach </I>is a much needed source of information for those wishing to extend and consolidate their understanding of the Steiner Waldorf early childhood approach. It enables the reader to analyse the essential elements of the Steiner Waldorf Approach to early childhood and its relationship to quality early years practice.</P><P>Covering all areas of the curriculum including observation and assessment, child development, play, repetition and the environment, this new edition has been updated to reflect recent curriculum changes and explore the influence of media and technology. Including a new chapter on expanding the Steiner Waldorf approach to work with children from birth to three, the book:</P><UL><P><LI>describes the key principles of the Steiner Waldorf approach to early childhood with examples from Steiner settings;</LI><P></P><P><LI>provides an accessible and objective overview of a key pedagogical influence