Compensatory education

By the age of 3, children from disadvantaged backgrounds are 1 year behind those from more privileged backgrounds.

Aims:

• Tackle CD by:

  • Providing more resources to schools and communities in deprived areas

    • Allow for early intervention in socialisation to compensate for deprivation at home

Operation Headstart, 1960s America

• Multi-billion dollar scheme of pre-school education in impoverished areas

• ‘Planned enrichment’ to allow children to develop skills and motivation

  • Level up parenting skills

  • Set up nursery classes

  • Introduce home visits by child psychologists

  • Sesame Street to subconsciously educate children

Surestart, New Labour scheme

• Aims:

  • Work with parents to promote … for babies and young children

    • Physical

    • Intellectual

    • Social development

  • Help children flourish in school

  • Improve children’s ability to work

• By 2010- 3500 local centres to provide

  • Integrated education

  • Care

  • Family support

  • Health services

  • Parental employment support