Download or read book Childcare Act 2006 written by Ann-Marie McAuliffe and published by JKP. This book was released on 2006 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An useful guide to The Childcare Act 2006 for professionals working in children's services.

Download or read book Bromley s Family Law written by Nigel Lowe and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2021 with total page 985 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Bromley's Family Law' is a well-established and popular textbook with students and practitioners alike. This edition has been updated to take into account recent developments in family law.

Download or read book Transforming Childcare and Listening to Families written by Wendy Ball and published by University of Wales Press. This book was released on 2013-01-15 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents original ethnographic research into the connections between childcare, family lives and social policy in Wales.

Download or read book 17th Report of Session 2005 06 written by Great Britain: Parliament: Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2006-04-03 with total page 108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 17th report of Session 2005-06 : Government of Wales Bill; Childcare Bill; Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Bill (HL); Violent Crime Reduction Bill - Government response; Proposal for the Regulatory Reform (Registered Designs) Order 2006

Download or read book An Introduction to Child and Adolescent Mental Health written by Maddie Burton and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2014-04-15 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Anyone who works within children and adolescent mental health services will tell you what a challenging and complex world it is. To help prepare you, the authors have produced a clear introduction to child and adolescent mental health that takes you step-by-step on a journey through the subject. Beginning with the foundations, the book explores the common mental health concepts and influences that you can expect to encounter examining topics like the difference between emotional and mental health issues and how mental health problems develop. It then moves on to explore the vital skills that you will need to develop like effective communication and basic counselling skills, and introduces some of the common interventions like Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Psychodynamic theory and Family work. Written by a multi-disciplinary team of passionate and experienced experts, the book strikes an effective balance between introducing the relevant theory and showing how this can be applied in the real world. It is an essential starting point to the subject of child and adolescent mental health and suitable for any students planning to support this group.

Download or read book Early Childhood Care Education written by Edward Melhuish and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2006-09-27 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Throughout the world the number of working mothers with young children has continued to grow. This has important consequences for social policy decisions, particularly in the fields of parental leave, childcare and pre-school services provision. Some countries are far more successful at combining high quality early childhood services with high percentages of mothers in employment, whereas others continue to struggle. This edited volume examines the ways in which different countries across the world are tackling early childhood services and how these services affect young children’s experiences and development, for better and worse. Some of the recurring questions of childcare provision are tackled, including: Is pre-school childcare detrimental to children? Does the quality of childcare matter? Why are some countries succeeding in providing quality childcare services, and others are not? How can we best organise parental leave, employment regulations and childcare provision?

Download or read book Early Childhood Education Management written by Mary Moloney and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2016-09-19 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Early Childhood Education sector around the world is constantly changing, whether because of the unprecedented demand for ECE services globally, accelerated social change, or the introduction of pedagogical and regulatory practices. Based upon empirical inquiry, Early Childhood Education Management examines the somewhat controversial concept of operating an early childhood service as a business. It challenges the assumption that an early childhood manager does not require specialist knowledge or skill and discusses which attributes an effective manager should possess. In this book, which brings together management theory and practice, Moloney and Pettersen address core issues at the heart of the management role, including the relationship between early childhood policy and broader legislative enactments, as well as issues related to the challenges and development of management skills. The book also draws upon real-life examples from practice in order to offer insight into some of the most common topics and challenges related to management practice in Early Childhood Education, such as business acumen and entrepreneurship, recruitment and selection, financial management and budgeting, supervision, mentoring, staff development, curriculum management, collaborative working, and change management. Written by leading academics with practice experience, the book should be of great interest to researchers, academics and postgraduate students in the field of education, specifically those working in early years and education policy and management. It should also be essential reading for managers working in Early Childhood settings.

Download or read book Enhancing Children s Rights written by A. Smith and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-03-18 with total page 356 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume explores how children's rights has influenced research with children and how research can in turn shape policies and practices to enhance children's rights. The book examines the impact children's rights and Childhood Studies has had on how children are constructed and regulated internationally.

Download or read book The best start in life written by Great Britain: Parliament: House of Commons: Work and Pensions Committee and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2008-03-10 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Government has set itself the challenging target of halving the number of children living in poverty by 2010-11 and eradicating child poverty by 2020. With 2010 fast approaching, Ministers are still committed to the targets, and the Committee wanted to ascertain whether DWP has the right measures in place to meet its objectives. Significant progress has been made, but the target remains challenging: there are still 2.8 million children living in poverty and the most recent data shows a slight increase in this number. The Committee is convinced of the damaging effect of poverty on a child's self-esteem and expectations, and also its effects in contributing to social exclusion. Children growing up in poverty are also more likely to have poorer health and poorer educational outcomes. There are groups of children who have a much higher risk of growing up in poverty, for example if they or a parent are disabled, and there are higher poverty rates amongst Pakistani, Bangladeshi and black children. Getting parents into sustainable work should be the focus of the strategy to lift them and their children out of poverty, but there are concerns that the Jobseekers' Allowance regime is not sufficiently flexible to reflect the complexity of lone parents' lives. To eradicate child poverty by 2020, the Government needs a long-term strategy on benefit income for those who are unable to work. If benefits are uprated in line with inflation, the gap between the incomes of those in work and those on benefits will only get wider, as benefits will not keep pace with earnings. As poverty is measured as a percentage of median earnings, the implications for the 2020 target, in particular, are serious.

Download or read book Ready for work written by Great Britain: Department for Work and Pensions and published by The Stationery Office. This book was released on 2007-12-13 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This paper sets out the Government's strategy for moving people from being passive recipients of benefits to becoming active in seeking and preparing for work. It builds on the reform principles set out in the green paper "In work, better off: the next steps to full employment" (Cm. 7130, ISBN 9780101713023) and relates to the policies set out in the skills document "Opportunity, employment and progression: making skills work" (Cm. 7288, ISBN 9780101728829) and to the proposals to implement the Leitch Review set out in "World class skills ..." (Cm. 7181, ISBN 9780101718127). It deals in particular with creating a stronger framework of rights and responsibilities, and supporting people to find work through a personalised and responsive approach. Policies include: making work pay, to ensure long-term claimants see a significant rise in their incomes when they take a job; lone parents with older children will have to seek work, and availability of affordable childcare will be a key part of the assessment by Jobcentre Plus staff; modernisation of the New Deal arrangements; Jobcentre Plus will lead the job search for the first 12 months; support for disabled people and people with health conditions will be revised, with Employment and Support Allowance replacing Incapacity Benefit, and Pathways to Work and a Work Capability Assessment being available; Jobcentre Plus will be at the heart of the system, and will work in partnership with public, private and third sector specialist providers, employers and local communities; integrated employment and skills provision, with basic skills screening and more support for training.

Download or read book Contemporary Issues in the Early Years written by Gillian Pugh and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2009-10-21 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written and edited by leading practitioners and researchers in early childhood, this new edition of Pugh and Duffy's highly regarded book provides a critical examination of key issues in the field. The fifth edition is extensively revised to emphasise the role of multi-agency working in responding effectively to the needs of children and families. Written with the new Early Years Foundation Stage and the Early Years Professional Status requirements in mind, the new edition of this best-selling book includes fully updated coverage of policy and research, practice, and workforce issues, as well as four brand new chapters on: - Children's Centres - Health services in the early years - Leading and working in multiagency teams - Quality in early childhood education This book is essential reading for students on early childhood studies courses, PGCEs and early years foundation degrees, and multi-agency team-workers in early childhood services provision. Dr Gillian Pugh is Visitor Professor at the Institute Education and former chief excutive of Coram Family. Bernadette Duffy is Head of Centre at Thomas Coram Centre for Children and families in Camden.

Download or read book Educational Policies and Inequalities in Europe written by M. Demeuse and published by Springer. This book was released on 2012-12-15 with total page 329 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book analyzes policies in eight European countries that aim to intervene in the reproduction of social and educational inequalities. In order to understand why some policies succeed and others fail, it is necessary to look at education systems through cross-national comparison.

Download or read book The Child in Society written by Hazel R Wright and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2014-11-17 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The child has a very special place in society, and society defines and shapes childhood. Understanding childhood is essential to early years students and this book offers a great introduction. Taking a thematic approach, chapters cover: Historical and Cultural Perspectives Policy and Economic Perspectives Psychological and Biological Perspectives Contemporary Views. Each chapter prompts you to reflect on core issues and interrogate your practice and attitudes towards children in your care. This fantastic foundation will help you to begin to understand the relationship between the child and society. Visit https://uk.sagepub.com/en-gb/eur/the-child-in-society/book240119#resources for free access to a selection of SAGE Journal Articles related to key topics in the book.

Download or read book Studying Early Years A Guide To Work Based Learning written by Rawlings, Anne and published by McGraw-Hill Education (UK). This book was released on 2008-10-01 with total page 157 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Studying early years in the work place in order to gain further qualifications and awards provides many exciting yet challenging opportunities for practitioners. In order to become a reflective student and practitioner researcher it is imperative to think critically, analyse, explore and evaluate ideas or concepts in more depth. This book provides a framework for developing these important skills as well as providing support for the challenges and changes that early years practitioners face on a day-to-day basis. It provides ideas and strategies for identifying a personal learning style in order to use work experiences effectively for a variety of work-based assignments."--Back cover.

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Download or read book The Care Bill explained written by Great Britain: Department of Health and published by Stationery Office. This book was released on 2013-05-10 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This document explains the provisions in the Care Bill relating to adult care and support, care standards, health education and research. The Bill will give effect to the policies requiring primary legislation that were set out in the White Paper Caring for our future: reforming care and support (Cm 8378, July 2012, ISBN 9780101837828); will implement the changes put forward by the Commission on the Funding of Care and Support, chaired by Andrew Dilnot, (2011, ISBN 9780108510847); and will meet the recommendations of the Law Commission in its report on Adult Social Care (Law Com 326, HC 941, May 2011, ISBN 9780102971682) to consolidate and modernise existing care and support law. The Bill also gives effect to elements of the Government's initial response to the Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust Public Inquiry - Patients First and Foremost: the initial Government response to the Report of The Mid Staffordshire NH S Foundation Trust Public Inquiry (Cm 8576, ISBN 9780101857628) - that require primary legislation. Parts 1 and 3 of the Bill are built on the provisions set out in the draft Care and Support Bill (Cm.8386, ISBN 9780101838627) published in July 2012. The Government response to the public consultation on that draft Bill and to the report from the Joint Committee (HLP 143/HCP 822, session 2012-13, ISBN 9780108550515) that scrutinised it are included in this publication. The new measures in part 2 of the Care Bill that take forward the Government's response to the Francis Report on Mid-Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust are also described.

Download or read book Anti Discriminatory Practice written by Rosalind Millam and published by A&C Black. This book was released on 2011-03-31 with total page 372 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: >