The Early Years Pupil Premium: Practitioners' Perspectives on if the Funding Supports 'Closing the Gap' for Looked after Children?

Autor/in	Williams-Brown, Zeta
Titel	The Early Years Pupil Premium: Practitioners' Perspectives on if the Funding Supports 'Closing the Gap' for Looked after Children?
Quelle	In: Early Child Development and Care, 191 (2021) 16, S.2545-2557 (13 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Williams-Brown, Zeta)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0300-4430
DOI	10.1080/03004430.2020.1722117
Schlagwörter	Foreign Countries; Foster Care; Child Welfare; Disadvantaged Youth; Access to Education; Early Intervention; Preschool Education; At Risk Students; Teacher Attitudes; Preschool Teachers; Program Effectiveness; Financial Support; Achievement Gap; Student Needs; Eligibility; Developmental Delays; Faculty Development; Child Development; United Kingdom (England) + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Ausland; Pflegehilfe; Kindeswohl; Benachteiligter Jugendlicher; Education; Access; Bildung; Zugang; Bildungszugang; Pre-school education; Vorschulerziehung; Lehrerverhalten; Preschool education; Erzieher; Erzieherin; Kindergärtnerin; Vorschule; Finanzielle Förderung; Eignung; Entwicklungsverzögerung; Kindesentwicklung
Abstract	The paper investigates practitioners' perspectives on the Early Years Pupil Premium (EYPP) and its use for looked after children (LAC) in England. The paper considers what practitioners in one Local Authority (LA) think now that the funding has passed its infancy. Specifically, does EYPP funding help 'close the gap' for LAC? Q-methodology was used to investigate 19 practitioners' perspectives; all were owners or managers in 19 different settings. This approach was complemented with a questionnaire survey and focus groups held with 14 practitioners in 13 different settings in the same LA. The findings revealed that practitioners consistently focused on whether all LAC should be eligible for this funding and/or whether the funding is able to 'close the gap' between them and their peers. It concludes that EYPP funding can support 'closing the gap' for LAC with developmental delay, but its purpose needs to be clarified. (As Provided).
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Update	2024/1/01