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Government support for childcare and childcare reform under the Coalition Government
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A Welfare Reform Bill is currently before the Northern Ireland Assembly as mentioned in this paper, which includes early years provision, local authority duties, extended schools and tax relief for the United Kingdom as a whole.Abstract:
The sections on early years provision, local authority duties and extended schools cover England only. The sections on tax relief and tax credits apply to the United Kingdom as a whole. The childcare provisions in Universal Credit will apply across England, Wales and Scotland. Social security is a transferred matter under the Northern Ireland Act 1998, although there is a long-standing policy of parity in this area. A Welfare Reform Bill is currently before the Northern Ireland Assembly.read more
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Problematising policies for workforce reform in early childhood education: A rhetorical analysis of England's Early Years Teacher Status
TL;DR: This paper examined workforce reform in early childhood education in England, specifically the policy trajectory that led to implementation of the Early Years Teacher Status (EYTS) qualification in 2014, taking a critical perspective on policy analysis, the paper uses rhetorical analysis to make sense of the how EYTS is understood within workforce reform.
Baby steps or giant strides
TL;DR: It is important that policy makers do not lose sight of the fundamental shift that has occurred in recent years, as countries have moved from viewing childcare as simply child minding to viewing it as an important educational service for young children.
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Problematising policies for workforce reform in early childhood education: A rhetorical analysis of England's Early Years Teacher Status
TL;DR: This paper examined workforce reform in early childhood education in England, specifically the policy trajectory that led to implementation of the Early Years Teacher Status (EYTS) qualification in 2014, taking a critical perspective on policy analysis, the paper uses rhetorical analysis to make sense of the how EYTS is understood within workforce reform.
Baby steps or giant strides
TL;DR: It is important that policy makers do not lose sight of the fundamental shift that has occurred in recent years, as countries have moved from viewing childcare as simply child minding to viewing it as an important educational service for young children.