Understanding Early Years Policy - Softcover

Baldock, Peter; Fitzgerald, Damien; Kay, Janet

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1847874479 ISBN 13: 9781847874474

Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd, 2009

Synopsis

Dedicated to providing a complete understanding of early years policy and the ability to evaluate its impact on practice, this book is an invaluable guide for early years students and professionals alike.

The Second Edition of this well-loved book has been substantially revised including:

• An entirely new chapter focusing on policy across England, Scotland, Wales, & Northern Ireland
• Discussion of the proposed new Early Years Foundation Stage
• Talk of the recent developments in Special Educational Needs
• An up-to-date timeline of key early years legislation

 

About this title

About the Author

Peter Baldock worked extensively in early years education as a teacher, in community development, in registration and inspection of early years services, and as an Associate Lecturer with the Open University. His publications include three books on early years services, and he was actively involved in Sheffield′s 0-19+ Partnership on behalf of the voluntary sector.

Review

′[This book] provides a complete overview of policy and its impact on policy. Revisions imclude a discussion of the EYFS and recent developments in SEN′ - Nursery World

′This book is a gem! It sets out in a very straightforward and comprehensible way the vast framework of policy which shapes the nature of early years services in the UK today....This book should be on the reading list of all early years practitioners, multi-agency professionals and students as a timely reminder of the context in which they work′ - Early Years Update

′This is a fabulous resource, with helpful and practical hints, tips and downloadable electronic resources....A truly invaluable resource for leaders and managers in any early years setting, or for those who are responsible for training members of the children′s workforce′ - Early Years Educator

′This is an excellent and accessible text which is useful to both practitioners and students. It clearly outlines developments in early years policy in recent years, placing it in its political and social context. The inclusion of policy developments in Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales in this latest edition gives a new and broader perspective of policy in the United Kingdom than previously available in a single text. Students studying the topic at degree level will find the framework for analyzing the impact of policy particularly enlightening′ - Sue O′Neill, Award Director FdA Management of Childcare Provision, Liverpool Hope University

′I predict that this book will quickly find a place on the book lists of colleges and universities around the country′ - ESCalate

′This book is excellent. It is very easy to read and it starts with the basics, before allowing the reader to be more reflective′ - Michelle Smith, BA (Hons) Early Childhood Studies and Early Years PGCE

About this edition

• Publisher: SAGE Publications Ltd
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1847874479
• ISBN 13: 9781847874474
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 176