Early Years & Childcare Strategic Partner
4Children is the lead Strategic Partner
for the Early Years and Childcare Sector, together with Children
England; Contact a Family; Daycare Trust; the Fatherhood Institute;
and the Social Investment Business. An integral part of the
Foundations for the Future Partnership's work will be
to develop sector leadership and new models of
sustainable, community owned delivery. This approach revolves
around the principle of 'co-production', bringing together the
expertise of the sector to inform policy and develop
resources and support. The first steps for the Partnership will
involve carrying out an insight survey of providers to better
understand the needs of the sector; producing regular e-policy
briefings; developing an online hub; and co-ordinating training and
briefing events.
As part of the Early Years and Childcare Strategic Partnership
a website has been launched that
provides parents in England an encyclopedic 'one stop shop' for all
the information they might need for pregnancy and the first 5 years
of their child's life.
To find out more about the early years partnership please
contact 4Children: Sue Robb sue.robb@4Children.org.uk