Children’s Rights and the Early Years

Attendees will have an opportunity to explore the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) and learn how it applies to babies and young children.

This Welsh Government funded training course is aimed at practitioners working with babies and young children under seven years or with their families in a range of settings including childcare, family support, play work, outdoor and arts activities.

Aims:

• Understand what the UNCRC is, how it is implemented and monitored in Wales
• To have an overview of Wales’s early years policies within context of children’s rights
• Understand how rights apply to babies and young children
• Understand how the voice of child is heard in the early years
• An awareness of tools and approaches to use with babies and young children to support their rights and voice.

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