Evaluating Social Policy in Early Childhood: ED5016 Assignment

This assignment is an evaluative annotated bibliography focusing on a chapter from Tomlinson's "Early years policy and practice: a critical alliance." The analysis addresses the chapter's purpose, which is to reflect the status of children in society, including families and groups of friends, highlighting how political ideologies and policies influence structural development and economic conditions. The assignment summarizes the content, focusing on UNCRC policies and the importance of family. It identifies the intended audience as those interested in family structures and related public policies. The analysis connects the text to ED5016, emphasizing the impact of social and economic policies on children's lives, and introduces the Life program theory to discuss children in challenging situations. The special features include graphs and case studies. The strengths are the decipherable policies for young children, and the limitations involve critical analysis. The learning from the text has implications for early years practice, covering essential credentials regarding early childhood protection.

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Tomlinson, P. (2013) Early years policy and practice: a critical
alliance. Northwich: Critical Publishing.
What is the purpose of this text?
The purpose of this text is to reflect the status of the children in society including the
families and group of friends. The text supports the idea of the children being divided into
families considering the joint and nuclear families. This affects the upbringing of a child and also
in framing their mentality as the environment in which they grow develops their mind
intrinsically. This particular text critically evaluates how political ideologies and policies
influence structural development, economic conditions of families. The text also discusses
diverse cultures in UK and demographics of early childhood.
How might I summarize the content?
To summarize the content I would refer to the policies of UNCRC and early childhood
who considers families to be the safest for child since birth. A child can be better understood by
its outlook that how it has been born and brought up with the societal influence all around. The
family of any child is the first place of childcare. The early childhood aims at such policies that
changes social conditions of families in UK. It aims at developing relations between state and
family. It talks about the support of parents and young families. It demonstrates pattern of family
lives before and after change.
Who has the text been written for?
The text has been written and directed for the family structures their before and after
status and related public policies. This includes the discussion of relationship that the state has
with the family. The detailed demographics of family to make the analysis even better. Then, it

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talks about the diverse family cultures having young children. Lastly, it discusses about the
professional involvement with the families with the young children. Thus, the text has been
written in respect to young children.
How is the text relevant to ED5016: Social policy for children and families?
The text is quite relevant to ED5016 as it talks similar to social policy for children and
families. Since 20th century there has been a change happened in that children have been
considered and addressed to certain policies. The effect of social and economic policy on
children’s lives is meaningful. The text talks relevant to this as the contemporary childhood is
experiencing correlated social and economy changes. Policies are answerable to social
development and demographics change, but modifying strategies and considerations of early
childhood shall impact governments to form policy and offer services.
How does the text introduce students to theory or prompt students to apply
theory? Which theory? How is it relevant?
The theory that the text introduced or prompt students to apply is the life of troubled
students or the Life programme. This is so relevant to discuss upon as this needs attention to
know what has really happened with the children who are not privileged enough to be born in
the safe hands. There are families who fall short of economic conditions to rear their child as
the way they supposed to be. They have their own life complications out of which they have
brought up. The Early childhood aims at protecting the rights of children in order to provide
them with the minimum that they deserve.

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Are there any special or interesting features about the chapter?
The special and interesting features about this chapter is that it has provided essential
graphs and charts as an evidence to show different patterns of demographic changes regarding
policies and ideologies to show the status and formulate relationship between families and young
children. It makes a note of demonstrating case studies for better understanding and to forward as
an example to the readers. It also refers to the article 31 of UNCRC which has the vital role play
in safeguarding the children’s life in early childhood. It discusses clearly about child rights of
being powerful in the society.
What are the strengths and limitations of the text?
The strength is that the text is well decipherable that it talks about the policies to be
implemented for the betterment of the young children, to change the social reforms to include the
safer options for children and families. It is also strengthened for its theory and case studies it
involved. The limitations of the text particularly is the way it has put forward the critical
analysis. Critical analysis is not only about pointing out the negativities but assessing the actual
situations to what extend it impacted the current situation and status.
Does the learning arising from the reading of the text have implications for
Early years practice?
Yes, the learning arising from the reading of the text have implications for the early
years practice as it covers all the necessary credentials regarding the early childhood
protection. This encompasses the relationship between the families and young children. It
ensures that every child in their lives must be respected as a human being and the ill treatment
towards them should stop. For this they have to assess that since birth the child has one of the

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safest place and surroundings that is with their parents. The early childhood ensures security of
the children.