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- Wednesday, December 11, 2002 | Nursery World
The purpose and the possible uses of the new guidelines for practitioners working with under-threes are explained by Professor Lesley Abbott In 2001, I was asked by the Government to develop a framework of effective practice to support staff working with children aged under three. This was to be done in conjunction with my early years and childhood studies team at Manchester Metropolitan University. The outcome of this work, which was funded by the new Sure Start, Early Years and Childcare unit at the Department for Education and Skills, led by Baroness Catherine Ashton, was launched last month as a pack called Birth to Three Matters. This pack should be distributed to about 300,000 settings, including day nurseries, registered childminders and Sure Start programmes before Christmas. All Ofsted inspectors at the Early Years Directorate and Early Years Development and Childcare Partnerships should also receive it.