Unit information: Early Childhood Provision: Policy and Practice in 2008/09

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Unit name Early Childhood Provision: Policy and Practice
Unit code SOWK20004
Credit points 20
Level of study I/5
Teaching block(s) Teaching Block 1 (weeks 1 - 12)
Unit director Professor. Debbie Watson
Open unit status Not open
Pre-requisites

None

Co-requisites

None

School/department School for Policy Studies
Faculty Faculty of Social Sciences and Law

Description including Unit Aims

This unit looks at the kinds of services available for children in the early years and the issues, theories and debates involved in their provision. It draws on research from this country, Europe and further afield and also considers cultural appropriateness and issues of equality and diversity in early care.