Talking Early Years: Twoness of Twos
Unpacking The Twoness of Twos The Government has agreed to continue the roll out of funded places for two-year-olds, with talk of putting them into schools.
December 17th 2015
On the first day of Christmas the Minister sent to me:‘A Partridge in a Pear Tree’ – actually no… ‘A promise to make childcare truly free?’
On the second day of Christmas the Minister sent to me:
‘2 Turtle Doves’ – ah, they are an endangered species now – ‘A pair of boxing gloves?’
On the third day of Christmas the Minister sent to me:
‘3 French Hens’ – we all know the Government prefer the French model of childcare!
On the fourth day of Christmas the Minister sent to me:
‘4 Calling Birds’ – pretty unlikely though as the Minister rarely calls
On the fifth day of Christmas the Minister sent to me:
‘5 Gold Rings’ – which I had to pawn off to pay for lots of nursery things
On the sixth day of Christmas the Minister sent to me:
‘6 Geese a’ Laying’ – a pity they weren’t paying
On the seventh day of Christmas the Minister sent to me:
‘7 Swans a Swimming’ – we don’t need any more swans as that’s what we’re all doing anyway!
On the eighth day of Christmas the Minister sent to me:
‘8 Maids a’ Milking’ – I rejected them in favour of ‘8 Practitioners Thinking’
On the ninth day of Christmas the Minister sent to me:
‘9 Ladies Dancing’ – no ta, we want ‘9 nurseries outstanding’
On the tenth day of Christmas the Minister sent to me:
’10 Lords a Leaping’ – we cant risk those Lords breaking any hips! No, we want ’10 babies laughing’
On the eleventh day of Christmas the Minister sent to me:
’11 Pipers Piping’ – we don’t need pipers, instead the sector will continue to pipe up for an ‘11% funding increase.’
On the twelfth day of Christmas the Minister sent to me:
’12 Drummers Drumming’ –
“Rum papa pum, Rum papa pum we need a policy that will not dum dupa dump, a lot of problems in one big lum lupa lump.”
…So please Mr. Minster can you send:
a Christmas gift that will not end;
everything we do for children who depend
On our nursery staff and many friends
Please don’t worry, we won’t overspend
If you invest in us now and lead a new trend.
And speaking of drumming – have a look at this amazing little 3 year old!
I hope you all have a wonderful Christmas break…
June x
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