<p>Part A: Setting the scene for the first transition: Contexts, theories and ideologies.- 1. The first transition to ECE: Contexts and culturally responsive methodologies for understanding; Jayne White & Helen Marwick.- 2. National policies and cultural issues related to infants’ transition to ECEC; Katia S. Amorim, Sheena Elwick, Kathryn Hawkes, Laura Herold, Elise Hunkin, Eleni Karagiannidou, Shelley McNally, Niina Rutanen, Andrea P. Tame, Lucia M.S. Tinós, Fiona Westbrook, Jayne White.- 3. Orienting pedagogies for first transitions; Jayne White, Katia S. Amorim, Kathryn Hawkes, Laura Herold, Helen Marwick, Niina Rutanen, Nicki Shaw, Fiona Westbrook.- 4. Invisible indigenous perspectives on first transition; Kim Browne, Aleryk Fricker, Waveney Lord.- Part B: Living first transitions in practice.- 5. The emotions and expectations of first transitions: Parents and teachers; Jayne White, Katia Souza Amorim, Laura Herold, Eleni Karagiannidou, Helen Marwick, Niina Rutanen.- 6. The role of the teacher in first transitions; Helen Marwick (lead), Katia S. Amorim, Kaisa Harju, Kathryn Hawkes, Waveney Lord, Bridgette Redder, Jayne White.- 7. Infant emotional experience of first transitions; Helen Marwick (lead), Katia Souza Amorim, Sheena Elwick, Laura Herold, Eleni Karagiannidou, Bridgette Redder, Jayne White.- 8. The social experience of first transitions: Infants and their peers; Katia Souza Amorim (lead), Marisa von Dentz, Sheena Elwick, Kathryn Hawkes, Helen Marwick, Bridgette Redder, Yaiza Lucas Revilla.- 9. Living the space in first transitions; Niina Rutanen (lead), Katia S. Amorim, Natalia M. S. Costa, Kaisa Harju, Raija Raittila, Yaiza Lucas Revilla.- 10. First transitions and time; Laura Herold, Katia Souza Amorim, Kaisa Harju, Eleni Karagiannidou, Helen Marwick, Raija Raittila, Yaiza Lucas Revilla, Niina Rutanen.- 11. The ‘things’ of first transitions; Laura Herold (lead), Sheena Elwick, Kathryn Hawkes, Wavenery Lord, Bridgette Redder, Fiona Westbrook.- 12. Conclusion: What have we learnt about ‘what works’ in first transitions. </p>
