Multi-agency Working in the Early Years
Challenges and Opportunities
- Michael Gasper - Educational Consultant and Researcher
Early Childhood Education | Leadership & Management | Working with Parents, Families & Communities
Getting multi-agency working right is an exciting but challenging goal in early years care and education; this book suggests ways to draw together the different professional ideas, methods and targets.
Enhancing the delivery of services to children, parents and communities is essential if we are to address the detrimental effects of poverty and exclusion. Looking at the Birth to 8 age range and drawing on interviews with Children's Centre leaders, the book considers:
- the benefits, and complexities, of multi-agency working;
- what enables, and impedes, good practice;
- examples of successful multi-agency working;
- what the 'new professionals' look like;
- international perspectives.
Suitable for all pre-school and early years practitioners working in, or organizing, multi-agency practice at any level, this book is relevant to all those working in Children's Services and useful for anyone studying early childhood or multi-agency working in practice.
Michael Gasper is an educational consultant and researcher. He has over 30 years of experience in early years education and research, including roles as a mentor, assessor and tutor on the National Professional Qualification in Integrated Centre Leadership (NPQICL).
A good book to support level 4 Award work with Parents
a useful text to focus on a more specific area of multiagency working, giving the up to date policy & practice context
A useful book when teaching about strategies for inclusion in relation to SEN
I have chosen this book for recomended reading for undergraduate social work students as it provides very clear guidance and informarion with regard to the importance and challenges of multi-agency working. I particularly like the case study examples which are short and readily accessible but also provide a weath of information for class discussion.
An accessible text that explores key conepts and developments. The emphasis on partnership is particularly relevant to this module.
Current, relevant and with case studies and activities to use with the students.
Unpicks the complexity of multi agency work well. Supported course module very well.
A very informative read that will greatly assist learners on the programme.
A very useful text which provides useful background reading as well as an analysis of challenges and opportunities which face practitioners in Early Years settings. Case studies are particularly useful for reflection.
Excellent text, well constructed with appropriate material
