Covid-19 has posed a serious threat to England’s early childhood services, with the mainly for-profit childcare sector imperilled by the financial impact of the pandemic. But the crisis also represents an opportunity to think about what future we want for children, families and services. As author Arundhati Roy observes, previous pandemics “have forced humans to break with the past and imagine their world anew”.
Against this backdrop, a new book, Transforming Early Childhood in England: Towards a Democratic Education, could not be more timely. With contributions from 18 academics at or associated with London’s Institute of Education, it offers a gateway between the current seriously flawed early childhood system and a reimagined future one.
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