The Reception Year in Action, revised and updated edition: A month-by-month guide to success in the classroom

As an experienced teacher about to enter the world of EYFS I searched for a book that could give me an insight! I will take away amazing ideas and strategies. As I went through I made countless notes and highlighted lots of Anna's wisdom! Thank you! I can't wait to get started!

The book is set out in months of the year that follow the flow of a Reception class. Good ideas and a lot of in-depth knowledge given in a very accessible way. You can pick it up and put it down at any point and can be used by teachers and other professionals, would recommend it to anyone who works within a reception class.

I have found this book tremendously useful, and one I go back to time and again. The book tracks a year in a reception class, following the activities, achievements and development of the pupils there. It shows the progress of the cohort and gives a genuine feel for the setting. I've bought a lot of books to support my work as a practitioner. This was one of my better purchases!

So far it's been a very insightful read and I can see how some of this has been implemented in to my school already. I am a teacher with limited experience in Reception so I was looking for something that gives me more of an insight, and about how the Reception year works. I only gave it 4 stars because I didn't agree entirely with some of Anna's views on private nurseries and preschools. I guess that's her personal experience. You'll have to read it to find out.

Very useful book with some nice ideas in on how to get the best from reception children. Not every school will be able to adapt to be the same as the school in the book but there are some great ideas which can be taken and adapted for your unit. It has helped me improve my reception class already.

Some really good practical ideas and obviously written by someone with lots of experience and awareness of just what Reception children need to progress through the year. Not all ideas are practical for every setting but at least some can be selected that may work for you. Recommended to Early Years Teachers and assistants.

I love this book! It is so useful and motivational however I don't feel I got value for money buying this new edition. The original book is still sufficient unless you are new to Reception and EYFS.

I have worked as a Nursery Nurse for the past 6 years and have recently completed a PGCE. This is a fantastic book that charts the events of a reception class throughout the academic year and has really prepared me for my role as a teacher!