Developing and Sustaining Children's Centres: Learning from the Stories of the Pen Green Centre for Children and Families

by Margy Whalley

Book Overview

With the vast recent expansion of Children Centres, many practitioners and policy makers in the Early Years field are fascinated by the growth and success of the Pen Green centre which opened in 1983 and has gone on to be a Centre of Excellence for early years care and education locally, nationally and internationally. This book explores the philosophy and practice of the Pen Green centre, and explains the vital and rewarding journey that staff, parents,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 041569728X
• ISBN13: 9780415697286
• Release Date: January 2026
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 160 Pages
• Dimensions: 6.1" x 9.2"