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Adamson, Elizabeth; Brennan, Deborah – International Journal of Early Childhood, 2014
In recent decades, many OECD countries have adopted the notion of "social investment" to reframe traditional approaches to social welfare. Social investment strategies and policies focus on employment rather than welfare and promote public expenditure on skills and education throughout the life course, starting with early childhood…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Early Childhood Education, Social Capital, Investment
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Cleveland, Gordon; Colley, Susan – International Journal of Early Childhood, 2013
"Starting Strong" (2001) and "Starting Strong II" (2006), the OECD Reports on early childhood education services in 20 countries, emphasized the need for governments to take steps to integrate early childhood education and care services: child care and kindergarten in particular. Integration has become a policy agenda that…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Early Childhood Education, Child Care, Comparative Education