Social Policy in Early Year Setting

SOCIAL POLICY IN EARLY
YEAR SETTING
SOCIAL POLICY IN EARLY YEAR SETTING................................................................................1
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY..................................................................................................................................3
Definition of social policy...........................................................................................................3
Role of social policy with early provision...................................................................................4
Historical background of social policies......................................................................................4
Legislation and impact of EY provison.......................................................................................5
Safeguard policies and its impact in a society.............................................................................5
Impact of EY settings on these policies.......................................................................................5
Evaluation of Social safeguard policies.......................................................................................5
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................6

INTRODUCTION
A social policy is that kind of policy which has been there with the government or
political setting. These policies are those kind of policies which are useful to perform welfare
activity within an country to take care of people living in it. These policies can also be related to
study of social services given by government. Also such policies can be effective in changing
well being of members of society through giving access towards goods and services provided by
government in that society. In these essay things that is going to be covered is definition of social
policy, role of social policy within early year’s provision and conform to social policy. Further a
policy of safeguard is going to be taken and its evaluation is going to be done with various
aspects related to this policy is going to be covered.
MAIN BODY
Definition of social policy
Social policies are those types of policies which help in protecting of people living in
society. These policies can be related to various aspects present in society. Such aspect can be of
criminal, civil, family and gender related issues. To solve these issues only policies of social
nature is formed. Also such policies have helped in doing welfare of society by improving
condition of education, poverty and also helped in balancing of situation of unemployment. In
other words this can be understood as that kind of policies that is generally under government
and is formed by them to moderate issues emerging as problem in doing welfare towards society.
It can be defined as actions that have direct impact over well-being within a society by
distribution and shaping of access over goods and services in that society. These policies are very
important because of there capacity to deal with problems occurring in a particular society.
Social policies is concerned with ways of improving society and working over its welfare
(Douglas-Osborn, 2017).

Role of social policy with early provision
Role of social policy is that it is concerned with ways in which needs of humans are
fulfilled across the world for security, education, work, health and wellbeing. These policies also
address responses made by an society or a country towards global challenges faced by them.
These challenges includes social, demographic, economic change, poverty, migration and
globalization. These policies are important because members of society has certain needs which
has to be satisfied with social security, health care, education and through services. Main aim of
these policies is to make sure that welfare of individual is done by making effective and strong
legislations for it. Social policies are affected by social developments and change is brought in
upon the basis of individuals needs. All social policies are based over individuals and their
behaviour in society because these policies are directly or indirectly related to society and people
living in it. These policies are also responsible for maintaining of balance in a society.
Social policies in early years means that development that has taken place in the policies during a
particular period of time and these policies has seen development from time to time in the form
of income maintenance, social security, health policies, services, personal services, education
and training policies, employment policies has been formed for particular development that is
important for early years. Major needs that come out is of policies related to child. These policies
are formed to take out those plans and strategies which are important for stopping of crime
against children and making them realise there value in society (Norberg, 2018).
Historical background of social policies
The historical background of social policies is parallel to important events that have taken
place in human history. This is an important cornerstone of world history, industrial revolution
and economic revolution over one side. This has increased social problems also. It is true to say
that social policies has provided solutions for lot of problems related society. Changes has been
done as per time within the policies for smoothly achieving of goal of welfare of a state. Also
traditional methods used to satisfy human needs were used earlier which were time consuming.
Later on these were replaced by policies of social nature. Report of beveridge is an important
report which aims at providing a comprehensive system of social insurance. It has also proposed
all working of people that should pay a weekly contribution to the state. In return this fund is
going to be spend over solving of social issues like unemployment, sickness and for a widow etc.
This report was presented on 1st December 1942 when there was a war time coalition
government and published this report entitle ‘Social insurance and allied Services’. This report is
written by William Beveridge (Hayes. and et. al., 2017).
Legislation and impact of EY provison
Social policies is usually within government or policies setting that has welfare state and
study of social services. These policies consists of guidelines which are formed upon the basis of
legislation which are the principals and activities that is there to effect living condition of
conductive to human welfare and such persons quality. In other words legislation and social