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Taguma, Miho; Litjens, Ineke; Makowiecki, Kelly – OECD Publishing (NJ3), 2013
Early childhood education and care (ECEC) can bring a wide range of benefits--for children, parents and society at large. However, these benefits are conditional on "quality". Expanding access to services without attention to quality will not deliver good outcomes for children or long-term productivity benefits for society. This series…
Descriptors: Young Children, Foreign Countries, Early Childhood Education, Preschool Curriculum
Taguma, Miho; Litjens, Ineke; Makowiecki, Kelly – OECD Publishing (NJ3), 2012
Early childhood education and care (ECEC) can bring a wide range of benefits--for children, parents and society at large. However, these benefits are conditional on "quality". Expanding access to services without attention to quality will not deliver good outcomes for children or long-term productivity benefits for society. This series…
Descriptors: Young Children, Foreign Countries, Early Childhood Education, Educational Quality
Taguma, Miho; Litjens, Ineke; Makowiecki, Kelly – OECD Publishing (NJ1), 2012
Early childhood education and care (ECEC) is a topic of increased policy interest in the Slovak Republic where improving quality in the ECEC sector is a subject of growing importance. The OECD has identified five effective policy levers to encourage quality in the sector: 1) quality goals and regulations; 2) curriculum and guidelines; 3)…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Foreign Countries, Educational Quality, Child Development
Taguma, Miho; Litjens, Ineke; Makowiecki, Kelly – OECD Publishing (NJ1), 2012
Early childhood education and care (ECEC) has become a policy priority in many countries. A growing body of research recognises that it provides a wide range of benefits, including social and economic benefits, better child well-being and learning outcomes as a foundation for lifelong learning, more equitable outcomes and reduction of poverty, and…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Labor Market, Literature Reviews, Foreign Countries