Nursery World - Have your say on Birth to Three Matters

Manchester Metropolitan University is investigating the impact of the Birth to Three Matters framework and how it lives on in practice today, and would like to hear your thoughts.

Birth to Three Matters took a holistic view of early child development

Birth to Three Matters was the first national framework for the support of children in their earliest years. Commissioned by the UK Government, it was developed by a research team at Manchester Metropolitan University, led by Professor Lesley Abbott. The framework was published in 2003 and incorporated into the statutory Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) in 2008.

At the heart of the framework were four aspirations:

The framework made the case for:

In February 2020, the University held a conference to discuss the legacy of Birth to Three Matters, asking whether it still informs practice and if its holistic and positive vision for early childhood education and care is still relevant. Now its Children and Childhood Research Group would like to hear the opinions of the wider early years workforce.

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