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Foundation Years

From Pregnancy to Children Age 5

Resource Item
http://www.foundationyears.org.uk/
Date published
09 August 2012
Location
England
England
Scotland
Scotland
Cymru
Cymru
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
UK
UK
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Ethics and human rights
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Education based social work
Related specialism
Children and families
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Keywords
early years

This website is for all those who work in the foundation years delivering services for children and families going through pregnancy or who have children between the ages of 0 and 5.

The broad range of information accessible on this site was developed by government, professionals and the voluntary and community sector, and aims to:

  • Set out the direction of travel for all those who work in the foundation years;
  • Answer any questions you have – specific or general; and
  • Direct you to other resources which can help you.

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