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Publication Date: 2014
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Early Childhood Policy in England 1997-2013: Anatomy of a Missed Opportunity
Moss, Peter
International Journal of Early Years Education, v22 n4 p346-358 2014
The new Labour government that entered office in 1997 made early childhood education and care (ECEC) a policy priority, after decades of neglect. The article provides an overview of the subsequent policy developments, looking at three areas in more detail: governance and finance; the organisation and management of services; and the workforce. It then brings the story up to the present day, with policy developments since the 2010 election, during a period of severe public austerity. The article concludes by providing a critical assessment of these developments. From all the attention and activity that has surrounded ECEC in England in recent years, what actually has been achieved? Has it been a case of evolution or transformation? Overall, the article concludes that the period since 1997, despite some important gains, has overall been a story of missed opportunities, a case of more of the same rather than transformative change.
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Educational Policy, Educational Opportunities, Educational Finance, Governance, Delivery Systems, Administrative Organization, Labor Force, Educational Development, Educational Change, Policy Formation, Politics of Education, Educational Assessment, Educational Indicators, Foreign Countries
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Early Childhood Education
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Location: United Kingdom (England)
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