Early years experts are urging the Government to give its whole-hearted backing to the newly launched guidance for childcarers working with the under-threes by actively supporting its dissemination and implementation.
Birth to Three Matters: A framework to support children in their earliest years was produced by Professor Lesley Abbott and a team at the Institute of Education, Manchester Metropolitan University to provide support, information and guidance for practitioners caring for babies and children up to three years old in England.
Practitioners, academics and commentators who have seen the framework have given it a very warm welcome. But they expressed dismay at how low-key its launch was and called for tangible and positive support from the Government for distribution and training.
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