FEATURE 1

A joined-up future

Ruth Churchill Dower highlights the strengths and weaknesses of current early years policy and provision.

In England, Scotland and other European countries, Ministries of Education, Culture and Health have begun to recognise the importance of creative approaches to the development of very young children. They have started to support this with responsible policies, cross-agency partnerships, and child-oriented learning frameworks. Policy and practice have a dynamic influence on each other. At the same time, our arts and cultural policies (and practices) are being repositioned to engage...

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