Close attention

It's time to ask whether all the investment in and planning for early years care and education is helping to achieve what young children really need, says Kathy Goouch When any group in central government turns their attention to a particular phase or field of education, it creates mixed feelings of joy and despair - that there might be an increase in funding, or that it may be manipulated for short-term political gains. Of course, it is quite right that governments should focus on the early years. Any society will benefit from paying attention to young children and...