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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 increased intergenerational social mobility. But these positive benefits are directly related to the "quality" of ecec. Definitions of quality differ across countries and across different stakeholder groups depending on beliefs, values, a country's (or region's) socio-economic context, and the needs of the community of users. While definitions should be interpreted with caution and sensitivity when comparing cross-country practices, the oecd has taken a two-tier approach to defining "quality" to proceed policy discussions. Therefore, this policy profile considers quality in terms of "structural quality" and "process quality", and sets out "child development or child outcomes" as quality targets. Based on international literature reviews findings, the oecd has identified five levers as key policies to encourage quality in ecec: (1) Qualit

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Author

Litjens, Ineke; Makowiecki, Kelly; Taguma, Miho

Publisher

Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse

Published

2012

Language

EN

ISBN

9789264173569

Category

nonfiction