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Park, Eunhye; Logan, Helen; Zhang, Li; Kamigaichi, Nobuko; Kulapichitr, Udomluck – International Journal of Early Childhood, 2020
The rapid spread of the coronavirus virus (COVID-19) has been responsible for massive global impacts on the lives of children, families and communities. It is important to document these effects for the Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) sector. This report focuses on the Asia-Pacific region and ECEC sector, given limited regional studies…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, COVID-19, Pandemics, Early Childhood Education
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Honkavaara, Pirjo – International Journal of Early Childhood, 1998
Describes preschool education as it is integrated into the day care system in Finland. Discusses founding of first Finnish kindergartens, growing need for more extensive day care, the current municipal day care system, the Day Care Act guaranteeing the subjective right to day care for all children under age 7, and the educational role of day care.…
Descriptors: Childrens Rights, Day Care, Educational History, Educational Policy
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International Journal of Early Childhood, 1998
Describes the child care system in Sweden, focusing on policy measures and legislation for children and families. Describes types of day care programs, including centers, open preschools, family day care, school age services, children requiring special support, and children from other cultures. Outlines recently proposed guidelines for preschool…
Descriptors: Childrens Rights, Day Care, Disabilities, Early Childhood Education
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Hauge, Tove – International Journal of Early Childhood, 1998
Examines 1990s school-related activities and rhetoric of Norway's Ombudsman for Children related to: (1) children's rights to education, especially religious and moral education and in the closest environment; (2) rights in education, including a secure procedure for individual complaints; and (3) rights through education to participation and…
Descriptors: Child Advocacy, Childhood Needs, Childrens Rights, Early Childhood Education