Delegates at the New Deal for Children conference, held in New Lanark by Children in Scotland, heard how early years services and childcare for school- aged children in Sweden have been part of the education system since 1996, in a service that was already more 'joined-up' than its Scottish or English counterparts. Gunnel Selling Norell, education 'rektor'
in the Swedish district of Harnosand Kommun, said this had allowed Sweden to build a welfare and education system that focuses on each child and builds greater continuity in services.
She said, 'Before, there were big gaps between pre-school, primary and secondary organisations. We had to have many meetings and discussions on how to bring things together. When the children started at a new service, they had to start over again - the service had to learn the history of the child.'
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