The Free Entitlement To Education For Three And Four Year Olds

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Delivering the free entitlement to education for three- and four- year olds

Author : Great Britain: National Audit Office
Publisher : The Stationery Office
ISBN 13 : 9780102975383
Total Pages : 44 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (753 download)

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Book Synopsis Delivering the free entitlement to education for three- and four- year olds by : Great Britain: National Audit Office

Download or read book Delivering the free entitlement to education for three- and four- year olds written by Great Britain: National Audit Office and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2012-02-03 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The national take-up rate for three and four-year-olds in early education has been sustained at 95 per cent since 2008, despite an eight per cent increase in eligible children. There are however, wide variations in take-up between local authorities. Take-up for children from the most disadvantaged families is lower than overall take-up, and access to high quality provision varies depending on where children live. The percentage of good or outstanding provision across local authorities in March 2011 ranged from 64 per cent to 97 per cent. Areas of highest deprivation are less likely to have high quality provision. Children's level of development at age five has improved, but National Key Stage One results at age seven show almost no improvement since 2007. Although the relationship between the entitlement and Key Stage One results is not straightforward, the Department intended the entitlement to have lasting effects on child development throughout primary school and beyond. It is not yet clear, however, that the entitlement is leading to longer-term educational benefits, and the Department does not yet have robust measures to demonstrate whether the longer-term benefits it expects are being realised. The Department also lacks a robust analysis of the relationship between performance and funding levels. The NAO's analysis found that local authorities which fund providers of the free entitlement at a higher rate were not necessarily those with high-quality provision. There are also limitations in the information available to help parents choose where and how their children use the entitlement.

The free entitlement to education for three and four year olds

Author : Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Committee of Public Accounts
Publisher : The Stationery Office
ISBN 13 : 9780215045102
Total Pages : 48 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (451 download)

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Book Synopsis The free entitlement to education for three and four year olds by : Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Committee of Public Accounts

Download or read book The free entitlement to education for three and four year olds written by Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Committee of Public Accounts and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2012-05-22 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Department for Education provides funding for local authorities to pay for three and four year olds to receive their entitlement to 15 hours of free education each week. The Department devolves delivery to local authorities and providers but it is responsible for the overall value for money from the system. In 2011-12 the Department's estimated funding for the entitlement of £1.9 billion provided over 800,000 three and four year olds with access to free education; an estimated annual allocation of approximately £2,300 per child. While the Department and local authorities have focused on ensuring places for children are available, there has been less attention on how value for money can be secured and improved. While there is evidence of educational improvement at age five, the evidence that this is sustained is questionable. The Department needs to do more to understand how educational benefits can be lasting. There is not enough good information for parents to make informed choices and there is concern at reports that some families are still not receiving the entitlement free of charge. It is important that all parents know what the entitlement is and that it should be provided completely free. Early years education has the greatest benefit for children from disadvantaged backgrounds however these children have the lowest levels of take-up and deprived areas have the lowest levels of high quality services. The Department needs to identify and share good practice from those local authorities which are having the most success.

The annual report of Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Education, Children's Services and Skills 2010/11

Author : Great Britain: Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills
Publisher : The Stationery Office
ISBN 13 : 9780102975208
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (752 download)

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Book Synopsis The annual report of Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Education, Children's Services and Skills 2010/11 by : Great Britain: Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills

Download or read book The annual report of Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Education, Children's Services and Skills 2010/11 written by Great Britain: Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2011-11-22 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ofsted today publishes the Annual Report 2010/11, drawing on over 31,000 inspection visits across the schools, early years, children's social care and learning and skills sectors in England. Launched by Her Majesty's Chief Inspector Miriam Rosen, this in-depth analysis provides an insight into the quality of those services for children and learners, what is working well and what needs to improve. The report highlights how an inadequate inspection judgement, whether for a children's home or a school, a college or a nursery, can be an important catalyst for change. For example, the total number of schools in a category of concern - that is judged to be in special measures or being given a notice to improve - reduced from 553 at the end of last year to 451 at the end of August 2011. Over a fifth of schools judged inadequate at their previous inspection were found to be good or better when inspected again this year. In addition, schools are now emerging from special measures faster than the previous year - after an average of 18 months rather than 20. In inspections of local authorities'; children's social care, where Ofsted completed the second full year of unannounced inspection of contact, referral and assessment arrangements, weaknesses identified the previous year had been addressed in the great majority of cases.

Early Learning and Child Well-being in England

Author : OECD
Publisher : OECD Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9264438076
Total Pages : 175 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (644 download)

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Book Synopsis Early Learning and Child Well-being in England by : OECD

Download or read book Early Learning and Child Well-being in England written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2020-03-12 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report sets out the findings from the International Early Learning and Child Well-being Study in England. The study assesses children’s skills across both cognitive and social-emotional development, and how these relate to children’s early learning experiences at home and in early childhood education and care.

HL 117 - Affordable Childcare

Author : The Stationery Office
Publisher : The Stationery Office
ISBN 13 : 0108557693
Total Pages : 114 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (85 download)

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Download or read book HL 117 - Affordable Childcare written by The Stationery Office and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2015 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Affordable Childcare (HL 117) examines the Government's provision of early years education and childcare for younger children. The Government currently invests 5.2 billion annually in early education and childcare, set to rise to 6.4 billion in the next Parliament with the implementation of the tax-free childcare scheme and the roll-out of Universal Credit.

Early Childhood Care & Education

Author : Edward Melhuish
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134176155
Total Pages : 326 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (341 download)

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Download or read book Early Childhood Care & Education written by Edward Melhuish and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2006-09-27 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Throughout the world the number of working mothers with young children has continued to grow. This has important consequences for social policy decisions, particularly in the fields of parental leave, childcare and pre-school services provision. Some countries are far more successful at combining high quality early childhood services with high percentages of mothers in employment, whereas others continue to struggle. This edited volume examines the ways in which different countries across the world are tackling early childhood services and how these services affect young children’s experiences and development, for better and worse. Some of the recurring questions of childcare provision are tackled, including: Is pre-school childcare detrimental to children? Does the quality of childcare matter? Why are some countries succeeding in providing quality childcare services, and others are not? How can we best organise parental leave, employment regulations and childcare provision?

Health for all Children

Author : Alan Emond
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0191093211
Total Pages : 463 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Health for all Children written by Alan Emond and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2019-02-21 with total page 463 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The foundations of health and wellbeing are laid down in pregnancy and the early years. Health for all Children takes a life course approach to child health, starting in pregnancy and extending to the age of seven to include transition into school, and to cover the foundation years in education. This new edition summarizes the evidence supporting preventive health care and health promotion; providing an effective, community-based response to the needs of families and children. Each chapter summarizes evidence of effectiveness in the topic area, in health promotion, and in universal and selective interventions. The fifth edition starts in pregnancy and runs until age seven taking into account Government policies and different models of delivery of the child health programme. Evidence from all over the world is critically appraised and referenced to UK policy and practice. Health for all Children summarizes the evidence about 'why' and 'what works' in health promotion and health surveillance with children and families, providing guidance on how to implement and quality assure a programme, and the competencies needed. Each chapter includes 'learning links' to online training materials and e-learning for health, or to resources freely available to practitioners. This established, evidence-based book continues to be essential reading for all health professionals who work with children. It will also provide vital background knowledge for those charged with the responsibility of planning, commissioning, and monitoring child health.

The early years single funding formula

Author : Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Children, Schools and Families Committee
Publisher : The Stationery Office
ISBN 13 : 9780215545176
Total Pages : 118 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (451 download)

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Book Synopsis The early years single funding formula by : Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Children, Schools and Families Committee

Download or read book The early years single funding formula written by Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Children, Schools and Families Committee and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2010-03-24 with total page 118 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Early Years Single Funding Formula is intended to replace the different methods currently used to fund early years settings in the maintained sector and in the private, voluntary and independent (PVI) sector. Each local authority will in future use the same criteria for every setting in its area when allocating funds for education and care provided under the free entitlement for three and four year olds. But the Formula has resulted in winners and losers, and the greatest losers will be maintained nursery schools, which provide a quality of education and care which is very high and sets the standard for others to follow. Overall the difficulties encountered so far with the Single Funding Formula have arisen because of the way in which it has been implemented, rather than because of the concept. Local authorities were encouraged to offer settings a supplement to the basic hourly rate of funding to recognise high quality provision, but many have not done so. A quality supplement should be made mandatory. The Government was correct in deciding to defer full implementation until April 2011 and the year's delay must be used to restore stability and to rework funding formulae where necessary. Sir Jim Rose's proposals to encourage entry to primary school in the September following a child's fourth birthday will have far-reaching consequences for early years funding, but blur the distinction between early years and primary education. The Government should examine whether a unified funding system should be introduced for all children aged from 2 to 11 years old.

Early Action

Author : Great Britain: National Audit Office
Publisher : The Stationery Office
ISBN 13 : 9780102981254
Total Pages : 44 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (812 download)

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Download or read book Early Action written by Great Britain: National Audit Office and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2013-01-31 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Early action is the early deployment of resources by public bodies to prevent problems occurring or getting worse in service provision, rather than spending money reactively once those problems have occurred. Determined leadership is necessary to divert resources away from pressing and highly visible current needs, in line with public expectations, towards long-term early action programmes, particularly at times of fiscal austerity. Evidence of early action's impact and cost-effectiveness is thin and since information on costs within most departments is also patchy, specifying an amount that could be reduced within the estimated £377 billion spent on 'social' spending in 2011-12 is not possible. However, projects with the strongest evidence base show that some early action projects can achieve returns of up to 4 to 1. The Government has adopted the principle that early action is important in public service provision but does not plan a significant shift in resources. The total amount spent each year by the Department of Health, Department for Education, Home Office and Ministry of Justice on early action intervention programmes has remained fairly constant at around £12 billion, about 6 per cent of the departments' spending in 2011-12. The NAO has identified four key challenges the addressing of which could help in the design and implementation of early action programmes: namely, more consistent and robust gathering of evidence of what works; overcoming short-term thinking and other practical barriers; effective cross-government coordination of early action; and strengthening departments' capacity to innovate and take bold long-term decisions.

Early Childhood Education Management

Author : Mary Moloney
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317310861
Total Pages : 193 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (173 download)

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Download or read book Early Childhood Education Management written by Mary Moloney and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-09-19 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Early Childhood Education sector around the world is constantly changing, whether because of the unprecedented demand for ECE services globally, accelerated social change, or the introduction of pedagogical and regulatory practices. Based upon empirical inquiry, Early Childhood Education Management examines the somewhat controversial concept of operating an early childhood service as a business. It challenges the assumption that an early childhood manager does not require specialist knowledge or skill and discusses which attributes an effective manager should possess. In this book, which brings together management theory and practice, Moloney and Pettersen address core issues at the heart of the management role, including the relationship between early childhood policy and broader legislative enactments, as well as issues related to the challenges and development of management skills. The book also draws upon real-life examples from practice in order to offer insight into some of the most common topics and challenges related to management practice in Early Childhood Education, such as business acumen and entrepreneurship, recruitment and selection, financial management and budgeting, supervision, mentoring, staff development, curriculum management, collaborative working, and change management. Written by leading academics with practice experience, the book should be of great interest to researchers, academics and postgraduate students in the field of education, specifically those working in early years and education policy and management. It should also be essential reading for managers working in Early Childhood settings.

Quality Matters in Early Childhood Education and Care: United Kingdom (England) 2012

Author : Taguma Miho
Publisher : OECD Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9264176861
Total Pages : 106 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (641 download)

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Download or read book Quality Matters in Early Childhood Education and Care: United Kingdom (England) 2012 written by Taguma Miho and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2012-04-19 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book focuses on quality issues in early childhood education and care in the United Kingdom.

Working for children

Author : Great Britain: Department for Work and Pensions
Publisher : The Stationery Office
ISBN 13 : 9780101706728
Total Pages : 52 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (67 download)

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Download or read book Working for children written by Great Britain: Department for Work and Pensions and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2007-03-27 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This strategy document sets out the measures the Department for Work and Pensions intends to take to help achieve the Government's target to eradicate child poverty by 2020, based on the principle that improving employment opportunities for parents is the most sustainable route out of poverty for themselves and their children. These measures follow on from the 2007 Budget statement (HCP 342, session 2006-07; ISBN 9780102944556) and form part of the Government's cross-departmental strategy to tackle child poverty through a whole range of policy areas, including tax and benefits, health and housing, childcare and education. Measures announced include: i) extending the New Deal Plus for Lone Parents (NDLP Plus) to March 2011 and to cover all lone parents in London, and to extend key elements of this support programme to two-parent families on benefit in the current pilot areas and throughout London; ii) extending the In-Work Credit for Lone Parents scheme (which provides an extra £40 per week for lone parents moving into work in 40 per cent of the country, including most of London) until June 2008 and to increase the rate payable in London to £60; iii) pilot schemes to link the In-Work Credit to adviser support to promote retention in work for lone parents, based on the Employment Retention and Advancement model; and iv) a major expansion of work-focused English as a Second Language provision, delivered through the cities strategy pilots in East and West London.

Progress, Change and Development in Early Childhood Education and Care

Author : Elizabeth Coates
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317245490
Total Pages : 156 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (172 download)

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Download or read book Progress, Change and Development in Early Childhood Education and Care written by Elizabeth Coates and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-10-02 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 2000, the Millennium Development Goals set out targets aimed at creating a safer, more prosperous, and more equitable world. If these goals were to be achieved, children’s lives would indeed be transformed. In this collection, achievements against these targets are identified, with each contributor examining the progress made in early years provision in Australia, China, England, Greece, the Netherlands, Portugal, South Africa, and Sweden. They highlight the priorities and agendas of their respective governments, and focus on the trends and issues which are particularly relevant to each situation, thereby revealing the social and educational inequalities that persist across countries. A common theme running through this volume concerns the political tensions that arise when governments and educators hold fundamentally different views about the nature and purpose of early years education and the needs of children and families. It is clear that although the past two decades have seen many changes in attitude towards the importance of the early years of life; politically, economically, and environmentally, much still remains to be done if the Millennium Development Goals for young children and their families are to be fully met. Despite this, this volume demonstrates that those who work in this area continue to experience a deep concern for the well-being of young children, which transcends cultures, frontiers, and political and sectarian divides. This book was originally published as a special issue of the International Journal of Early Years Education.

White paper on universal credit

Author : Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Work and Pensions Committee
Publisher : The Stationery Office
ISBN 13 : 9780215556769
Total Pages : 234 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (567 download)

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Book Synopsis White paper on universal credit by : Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Work and Pensions Committee

Download or read book White paper on universal credit written by Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Work and Pensions Committee and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2011-03-07 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The white paper published as Cm. 7957 (ISBN 9780101795722)

An Equal Start?

Author : Gambaro, Ludovica
Publisher : Policy Press
ISBN 13 : 1447310527
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (473 download)

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Download or read book An Equal Start? written by Gambaro, Ludovica and published by Policy Press. This book was released on 2015-07 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Early childhood education and care has become a central policy concern in many countries, and as services expand it is crucial to examine whether children from disadvantaged backgrounds receive equitable services. InAn Equal Start? experts from eight countries—the United States, the United Kingdom, Norway, France, the Netherlands, Germany, New Zealand, and Australia—examine how early education and care is organized, funded, and regulated in their respective countries. They give up-to-date pictures of the access to services, providing rich insights into how policies play out in practice and the effects on the provision of services to disadvantaged children. Together they reveal a number of common tensions and complexities that many countries face in ensuring that early education and care is affordable, accessible, and of the highest possible quality.

The well-being of children in the UK (4th edition)

Author : Jonathan Bradshaw
Publisher : Policy Press
ISBN 13 : 1447315014
Total Pages : 438 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (473 download)

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Download or read book The well-being of children in the UK (4th edition) written by Jonathan Bradshaw and published by Policy Press. This book was released on 2011-07-04 with total page 438 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The well-being of children is a vital and highly topical issue. This important new book is the third in a series and updates the findings from a wide range of data to evaluate the outcomes of the Labour government's policies for children. Edited by a highly regarded expert in the field, it uses a framework to compare policy areas, making it an excellent source book for researchers, policy makers and students.

House of Commons - Education Committee: Foundation Years: Sure Start Children's Centres - HC 346-II

Author : Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Education Committee
Publisher : The Stationery Office
ISBN 13 : 9780215066022
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (66 download)

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Download or read book House of Commons - Education Committee: Foundation Years: Sure Start Children's Centres - HC 346-II written by Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Education Committee and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2014-01-08 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Incorporating HC 852-i and ii, Session 2012-13. Additional written evidence is contained in Volume 3, available on the Committee website at www.parliament.uk/educom. Incorrect paper number 346-II printed on document