This book offers an accessible and comprehensive new introduction to the subject and practise of creativity in early years education.Taylor takes a uniquely rights-based and inclusive approach to creativity, providing students with a holistic, internationally-minded overview of creativity and its place both inside and outside the classroom.Sections focus on: Defining creativity and its benefitsDifferent modes of creativityCreativity in a policy and social contextCreative pedagogy in practiceCreative leadership Each chapter offers questions for critical reflection, illustrative contemporary case studies, and ample suggestions for further reading.