The Need for an Ethic of Care in Early Years

Join Zoe Raven for this thought-provoking webinar exploring why care must remain at the heart of early years policy and practice.

Zoe’s book, A Care Manifesto for the Early Years – The Need for an Ethic of Care in Childcare Policy and Practice, was recently named Professional Book of the Year at the Nursery World Awards.

Drawing on her doctoral research and more than 37 years’ experience of running early years provision, Zoe will explore the central argument of the book and invite us to think again about what we mean by care in early childhood.

Zoe argues that we need a fundamental rethink of how we care for our youngest children in early years settings. With increasing emphasis on education and school readiness, there is a risk that the importance of care can become overlooked.

This webinar will consider care not simply as something practitioners do, but as a moral value that underpins relationships, provision and decision-making.

The session will offer an opportunity to reflect on what an ethic of care means for early years practice, leadership and policy, with time for questions and discussion.

This webinar is suitable for early years practitioners, leaders, teachers, childminders and anyone with an interest in early childhood policy and practice.