Introduction Part I: Mentoring and Coaching Theory 1. Theory of Mentoring and Coaching in Early Childhood, Michael Gasper 2. The Importance and Value of Mentoring and Coaching in the Early Years, Michael Reed and Rosie Walker 3. Mentoring and Coaching and Their Relationship to Management and Leadership in Early Education, Josephine Bleach 4. Providing Professional Support to Mentors and Coaches in Early Childhood Education, Siobhan Keegan 5. Creating Safe Reflective Spaces for Child Protection Practice, Claire Majella Richards 6. Pedagogic Mediation in the Early Years, Helen Lyndon 7. A Research Based Approach to Mentoring for Success for Early Years Teachers, Jill Harrison and Diana Harris 8. Transforming Pedagogy in Early Childhood Education, Naseema Shaik and Hasina Ebrahim 9. Insights on Mentoring Practices within the Early Childhood Sector in Singapore, Doranna Wong, Manjula Waniganayake and Fay Hadley 10. Individualized yet Standardized Approaches to Coaching in Early Childhood Education, Karrie Snider and Maggie Holley Reflections Introduction to Part II Part II: Appreciative Enquiry - Theory in Practice 11. Appreciative Inquiry Mentoring to Implement the Early Years Bicultural Curriculum, Chris Jenkin, New Zealand 12. Finding Community through an Induction Support Project, Laura K. Doan, Canada 13. Coaching Teams of Early Years Professionals throughout a County in England, Becky Poulter Jewson, England 14. Using Collaborative Coaching Where Teachers are Experts, Karrie Snider and Maggie Holley, United States 15. Coaching When Teacher Commitment, Confidence and Knowledge are Low, Karrie Snider and Maggie Holley, United States 16. Cultural Awareness, Narratives and Identity, Kaat Verhaege and Joke Den Haese, Belgium 17. Three Key Stages in Mentoring and Coaching, Michael Gasper, United Kingdom 18. Using Preservice Teachers as Mentors to In-service Early Years Teachers to Promote Meaningful Child Participation, Naseema Shaik and Hasina Ebrahim, South Africa 19. Critical Reflections on Emerging Themes, Michael Gasper and Rosie Walker Index