A Guide to Mental Health for Early Years Educators

This practical and accessible guide tackles the challenges that busy childcare educators face with their mental health in what is a wonderful, rewarding, but often exhausting role.

Drawing from day-in-the-life experiences and case studies, A Guide to Mental Health for Early Years Educators sets out high-quality staff wellbeing practices that can revolutionise the way childcare practitioners approach their job and their own health. Chapters guide the reader through a process of reflection and development, encouraging and empowering them to create a workplace culture that positively contributes to their personal wellbeing.

This book:

• Focuses on the realities of Early Years education, combining the author's lived experience with examples of real-life practice.
• Encourages educators to think and feel positively about themselves; to identify the individual skills, strengths and talents they bring to their work.
• Can be used individually or collaboratively by team members, with guidance on creating a positive workplace culture with a shared vision, core values and beliefs.

Essential reading for anybody who finds that the job they love can sometimes leave them feeling worn out, stressed and depleted, A Guide to Mental Health for Early Years Educators has been written to enrich the lives of all training and practising Early Years Educators.