TY - BOOK AU - Davison Chelle AU - Tomlinson Pat AU - Waltham Susan TI - Early Years Policy and Practice / A Critical Alliance SN - 9781909330610 PY - 2013/// PB - Critical Publishing N2 - This book provides a succinct insight into key elements of the national and international political, economic and social agendas that influence and affect young children's lives, and the impact of these early years' professional practice and provision. Preface: Introduction to Critical Thinking, The Tortoise of the hare: The Shaping of Early Years Policy Since 1900, Family Structures and Status and Public Policy, Cultural and Social Aspects of the Health and Well-Being of Young Children, The Status and Rights of Young Children as Political and Policy Influencers, Education and Care for Early Learning and Development, Poverty as Part of the Early Years Experience, The Landscape of Rural and Urban Living, International Issues in the Early Years, References, Index ER -