Young Children's Citizenship : Ideas into Practice

This report sets out a vision for recognising and respecting children's citizenship, and explores ways in which this concept can be built into everyday practices and relationships between adults and young children.

The two core papers in the report review currents developments in including young children in discussion and decision making.

Willow surveys over 100 public sector initiatives that involved children of primary school age and reflects upon their effectiveness.

Marchant and Kirby focus on how to build participation into routine interactions between adults and children in every day settings so that it is not simply 'tacked on' to organisational structures.

In the concluding section, the report considers a range of practical issues that need to be addressed if citizenship for young children is to be more effectively integrated into professional policy and practice.