West, Anne 
ORCID: 0000-0003-2932-7667, Roberts, Jonathan ORCID: 0000-0003-4827-867X and Noden, Philip
(2010)
Funding early years education and care: can a mixed economy of providers deliver universal high quality provision?
British Journal of Educational Studies, 58 (2).
pp. 155-179.
ISSN 0007-1005
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Abstract
There has been a focus on policies relating to early years education and care across the developed world and particularly in Europe. In the UK, there has been a raft of policy changes alongside increased investment. However, this paper argues that these changes may not be sufficient to meet EU objectives in terms of quality or the government's policy goals of high quality, affordable and accessible early years education and care. There are major issues that appear to militate against achieving these goals; these relate to the levels of government funding and to the regulatory context. There are also divergences between the providers in terms of their own objectives and underlying values which mean that quality may be variable and access to certain types of providers restricted. These factors appear to militate against the delivery of universal provision of high quality early years education and care.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Additional Information: | © 2010 Society for Educational Studies |
| Divisions: | Social Policy |
| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform H Social Sciences > HV Social pathology. Social and public welfare. Criminology L Education > LB Theory and practice of education |
| Date Deposited: | 10 Jun 2010 10:33 |
| Last Modified: | 11 Dec 2024 23:40 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/28258 |
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