Opinion

First and foremost - children birth to three

Editor’s View
It's the time of year when Nursery World publishes an issue with a
special focus, devoted to one aspect of early years care and education
that we explore in depth.

This time, we concentrate on children from birth to three, with a wealth of news, comment and advice on best practice from leading experts in the sector.

For obvious reasons, the attention of policymakers and practitioners has been fixed on two-year-olds specifically in light of the Government programme for the 40 per cent most deprived, and on three and four-year-olds anew following the general election and the promised doubling of funded hours to 30. In policy terms, there is certainly a gap for parents of under-twos needing help to afford childcare.

And the broader practice picture for birth to threes, particularly for the very youngest, seems to have been rather blurred.

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