Latest Jobs
- After-school Club Manager
- £282.97-£282.97, North London
- Room Leader
- Up to £15,000, South London
- Nursery Nurse - Woking
- Up to £14,000, South London
- Nursery Manager - Sydenham
- £28,000-£33,000, South London
- Room Leader
- Up to £18,200, South West England
A Unique Child: Children's rights - Give voice
Nursery World,
28 May 2008
What has been done in the past ten years to implement children's right to be consulted for their views? Professor Priscilla Alderson looks back.
Ten years ago, Save the Children asked me to write a book about young children's rights. How many of the rights in the 54 articles of the 1989 United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) apply to young children and babies? It is often thought that rights begin for children aged seven, 12 or 16 years. 'Provision' rights involve health, welfare and education, clean water and nutritious food, an adequate standard of living,...
Registered user content only - want to read on?
New users register here free for full access
Sign up free to Nursery World now.