A new book by academics from the University of the West of England argues that the 'curricularisation' of childhood and a fixation on outcomes ignores the real needs of children and families.
Whose childhood is it? assesses the impact of policies for children over the past 20 years, including Sure Start and the Early Years Foundation Stage, and takes in the global context with the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Co-editor Dr Richard Eke, deputy head of UWE's school of education, said the book was about 'being on the side of children and looking at the cumulative effect of Government policy on childhood'.
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