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As the Government's lifelong learning reforms turn to the under-threes, Mary Evans asks what the forthcoming framework of effective practice should offer The programme of reforms with which the Government has transformed the educational landscape of the country is entering the final phase with the launch of a project focusing on the under-threes.

The programme of reforms with which the Government has transformed the educational landscape of the country is entering the final phase with the launch of a project focusing on the under-threes.

Lifelong learning, from the cradle to the grave, has become the mantra of ministers who want to create a highly skilled and competitive workforce of self-reliant citizens able to access education and training so they can fulfil their potential.

It is never too soon to start, as learning can begin at birth. The Government's Green Paper, Schools - Building on Success, published last March cites research showing that children are eager and highly capable learners between birth and three.

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