The early childhood services of Reggio Emilia in Northern Italy has gained worldwide interest and admiration‎.‎ Drawing on the ‎'‎Reggio approach‎'‎‎,‎ and others‎,‎ this book explores the ethical and political dimensions of early childhood services and argues the importance of these dimensions at a time when they are often reduced to technical and managerial projects‎,‎ without informed consideration for what is best for the child‎.‎ Extending and developing the ideas raised in Beyond Quality in Early Childhood Care and Education the successful team of authors make a wide range of complex material accessible to readers who may have little knowledge of the various important and relevant areas within philosophy‎,‎ ethics‎,‎ or politics‎,‎ covering subjects such as‎:‎ * post‎-structural thinkers and their perspectives * the history and practice of early childhood work in Reggio Emilia * globalization‎,‎ technological change‎,‎ poverty‎,‎ and environmental degradation * ethical and political perspectives relevant to early childhood services from Foucault and Deleuze‎,‎ to Beck‎,‎ Bauman and Rose‎.‎ This book presents essential ideas‎,‎ theories and debates to an international audience‎.‎ Those who would find this particularly useful are practitioners‎,‎ trainers‎,‎ students‎,‎ researchers‎,‎ policymakers and anyone with an interest in early childhood education‎.‎