Child-friendly policy 'overlooks families'

By Nicole Weinstein, Nursery World, 4 May 2006

Parents would feel more comfortable leaving their children in childcare if the Every Child Matters framework contained more family-friendly policies, the author of a report by a leading think-tank has told Nursery World. The Other Glass Ceiling: The domestic politics of parenting, by Demos, recommends that a new inspection and assessment framework should be developed for providers, from childminders to extended schools, focusing on public values.

Parents would feel more comfortable leaving their children in childcare if the Every Child Matters framework contained more family-friendly policies, the author of a report by a leading think-tank has told Nursery World. The...

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