Developing early childhood services : past, present and future / Peter Baldock.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Baldock, Peter.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Children--Services for.

Children.

Child welfare.

Early childhood education.

Child care services.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (178 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Berkshire, England : McGraw Hill, 2011.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book help readers to understand how early years services have been transformed and to evaluate that process and to prepare for the future.

Contents:

Half title; Front cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 The birth of early childhood services (1500-1870); 2 The state's assumption of responsibility for early childhood services (1870-1945); 3 Early childhood services in the period of post-war consensus (1945-1979); 4 The development of early childhood services after the breakdown of consensus (1979-1997); 5 The new emphasis on early childhood (1997-2001); 6 The government's policy on early childhood takes shape (2001-2007); 7 The transformation of early childhood services falters (2007-2010)

8 Analysing the development of early childhood services under Labour9 Evaluating recent developments in early childhood services; 10 Conclusion; Bibliography; Index; Back cover

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-283-12377-0

9786613123770

0-335-23875-0

OCLC:

730151881