This book captures information about early childhood education and care (ECEC) policies and practices in different countries and aims to question the degree to
The public provision of early childhood education has developed at different rates across individual countries over the past two centuries. This book provides t
This book examines how quality and good practice in early childhood education and care is interpreted and implemented in a variety of settings and circumstances
Recent authoritative evidence suggests that an estimated 200 million children under five fail to achieve their developmental potential due to factors including
In a European context of rapidly expanding early education/ care provision for young children, the staffing of these services is a critical quality issue. What