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Last year's publication of Birth to Three Matters - a framework to support children in their earliest years was a hugely important step towards raising the quality of provision for children under three. What is now becoming clear, however, is that practitioners within all types of early years settings and Sure Start projects are often unclear what the framework should look like in practice. It is important that the Government now backs up the framework with training in under-threes provision, and there are, indeed, signs that the Sure Start Unit is recognising and responding to this need. Let's hope, though, that enough funding will be made available to deliver this training.

It is important that the Government now backs up the framework with training in under-threes provision, and there are, indeed, signs that the Sure Start Unit is recognising and responding to this need. Let's hope, though, that enough funding will be made available to deliver this training.

We hope then that our guide, 'All about...working with under-threes' (pages 15-22) will provide Nursery World readers with a good basis on which to start implemening the framework.

The guide sets out vital skills for practitioners, outlines the importance of a good system of planning, and looks at key factors influencing the quality of provision for under-threes - all essential information to improve practice and help give practitioners greater confidence in working with the youngest children in their care.

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