For children the distinction between care and education has little meaning. So says the Government's ten year childcare strategy. As we move towards greater integration of services and with important new legislation about to go through Parliament, we face an unprecedented opportunity to end the care/education divide once and for all.
This year's conference will debate the benefits and challenges of bringing education and care together to provide high quality services for children and families. It will provide a timely opportunity to reflect on the challenges ahead and learn from others both at home and abroad.There will be sessions on leadership and the development of the workforce and on the roles of schools and local authorities, with best practice examples to provide ideas and inspiration.
Daycare Trust is delighted that this year's conference will be addressed by leading figures from the world of childcare, including Beverley Hughes MP, Minister of State for Children, Young People and Families, Estelle Morris from the Children's Workforce Development Council, Jytte Juul Jensen, expert on pedagogy from Denmark, Pen Green's Margy Whalley and Naomi Eisenstadt, Director of Sure Start.There will also be plenty of opportunity to take part in the debate.The conference will be chaired by the BBC's Reeta Chakrabarti. Daycare Trust looks forward to welcoming you to our Annual Conference 2005.
Where Education and Care Meet - Who should attend?
The event will be attended by an audience of approximately 600 people from across the UK including government ministers, their advisors, senior civil servants, childcare and early years providers, academics, key journalists and media personalities as well as other leading UK agencies, charities and voluntary organisations.
- Childcare workers
- Children's centre managers and staff
- Children's services providers from the statutory, voluntary and private sectors
- Directors of Children's Services
- Jobcentre Plus childcare partnership managers
- Local authority and EYDCP lead officers and members
- National childcare organisations
- NHS Childcare Co-ordinators
- Policy makers and civil servants
- Political and social affairs correspondents
- Primary Care Trust children's services managers
- Regeneration agencies and regional development agencies
- Suppliers of childcare equipment and services
- Sure Start Programme Managers and local authority nominated officers
- Think-tanks and academics working in the fields of children and childcare
- Trade union policy advisers, researchers and equality officers
Where Education and Care Meet - Programme
- 09.00: Registration, Coffee and Exhibition
- 10.10: Chair’s Welcome
- Reeta Chakrabarti - Political and Social Affairs Broadcaster, BBC
- 10.15: A Vision for Universal
- Early Education and Care : Susan Crane - Chief Executive, Daycare Trust
- 10.25: Keynote Speech
- Rt Hon Beverley Hughes MP - Minister of State for Children, Young People and Families
- 10.55: The Interview
- Parents’Views of Childcare
- 11.10: Coffee and Exhibition
- 11.50: Developing the Children’s Workforce – the Challenges Ahead
- Rt Hon Estelle Morris - Chair, Children’s Workforce Development Council
- 12.10: The Danish Pedagogue and the Danish National Pedagogical Learning Plans
- Jytte Juul Jensen - Senior Researcher and Lecturer, Jydsk Pædagog-Seminarium, Denmark
- 12.30: Integrated Services and Leadership in Early Years Settings
- Margy Whalley - Director of Research, Pen Green Centre
- 12.50: Questions to Morning Speakers
- 13.10: Lunch and Exhibition
- 14.20: From Sure Start Local Programmes to Children’s Centres
- Naomi Eisenstadt - Director of Sure Star t, Extended Schools and Families Group, DfES Sure Start Children's Centre representative
- 14.55: When Education and Care Meet at School
- Dawn Walton - Senior Manager, Early Years Education & Childcare Service, Sheffield City Council
- 15.15: Delivering Provision Locally - The Role of Local Authorities
- Alison Hitchins - Head of Early Years and Childcare, Worcester shire County Council
Addressing Local Needs - Black and Minority Ethnic Families
- Maggi Hunt - Workforce and Quality Manager, Cambridgeshire Care and Education Partnership
- 15.50: The Big Debate - Delivering the 10 Year Strategy
- Representatives from the Treasury, Unison, TNG, Local Government Association and a Children’s Centre
- 16.30: Chair’s Closing Remarks
