Developing early childhood services past, present and future - Baldock, Peter (Maidenhead, Berkshire, England Open University Press, 2011)
Introduction. -- The birth of early childhood services (1500-1870) -- The state's assumption of responsibility for early childhood services (1870-1945) -- Early childhood services in the period of post-war consensus (1945-1979) -- The development of early childhood services after the breakdown of consensus (1979-1997) -- The new emphasis on early childhood (1997-2001) -- The government's policy on early childhood takes shape (2001-2007) -- The transformation of early childhood services falters (2007-2010) -- Analysing the development of early childhood services under Labour. -- Evaluating recent developments in early childhood services. -- Conclusion. -- Timeline 1811-2010.
Keywords: Child care services -- Great Britain -- History