Citizenship in the early years curriculum
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Many of the key elements of education for citizenship are already firmly established within the early years curriculum, and are being applied in a variety of ways in early years centres all over the country.
About education for citizenship in the early years
Find out how education for citizenship relates to the work you do with young children.
Children's rights
Looking at rights in the early years involves examining children's own rights, the rights of other people and the rights of children in other countries.
Participation in the early years
Participation lies at the heart of learning citizenship through experience.
Equality and diversity
Education for citizenship stresses the need for work on appreciation of diversity and also of understanding and challenging inequalities.
Community links in the early years
Education for citizenship encourages children to learn about, care for and sometimes change their local community.
Global citizenship in the early years
Global citizenship helps children to see that there are many ways of seeing and understanding the world.
Citizenship and early literacy
Early literacy offers one of the best tools to integrate education for citizenship into work in the early years - the story.
Citizenship and enterprise
Enterprise allows young children to develop positive 'can do' attitudes within a framework of mutual respect and responsibility.
Sustainable development
Learning about the impact we have on the planet encourages young children to 'think locally and act globally'.