Setting out his hopes for the development of holistic 'children's spaces', Peter Moss, professor of early childhood provision at the Thomas Coram Research Unit, says that in ten years time children's centres could be recognised as 'a world-class system of services for all our children'.
In his paper Setting the Scene: A vision of universal children's spaces, Professor Moss imagines 2006 as 'a key year' when the Government would publish 'its final, most comprehensive and most carefully considered review of early childhood policies'.
He posits, 'The Government's aim is to offer an entitlement to a place in a children's centre or with a family daycarer (childminder) in a network for all children from 12 months of age.' He adds, 'Once having started at children's centres, children enjoy continuity of attendance until they start school at six.'
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