Early Years and Childcare International Evidence Project: Child outcomes
A study commissioned by Great Britain’s Department of Education and Skills that reviewed cross-national evidence from 15 countries focusing on a number of issues related to child outcomes and considers the way early childhood education and child care services promote social inclusion, the respective contributions of curricula and pedagogical approaches, and the factors that influence child outcomes
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Early Years and Childcare International Evidence Project: Funding & Sustainability
A cross-national study concerning public investment in child care and early education services for children aged from birth to 14 (16 with special educational needs) in 2002
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Early Years and Childcare International Evidence Project: Introduction
A discussion of the Early Years and Childcare International Evidence Project commissioned by Great Britain’s Department of Education and Skills that provides an introduction to issues in cross-national work, to the methods used in this study, and to the countries that have been included
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Early Years and Childcare International Evidence Project: Provision of services
A study commissioned by Great Britain’s Department of Education and Skills that reviewed cross-national evidence from 15 countries focusing on the provision of early years and child care services, and their relationship to compulsory schooling
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Early Years and Childcare International Evidence Project: Quality
A cross-national study concerning quality in child care and early education services for children aged from birth to 14 (16 with special educational needs) in 2002
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Early Years and Childcare International Evidence Project: Summary
A summary of a cross-national study concerning public investment in child care and early education services for children aged from birth to 14 (16 with special educational needs) in 2002
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Early Years and Childcare International Evidence Project: The workforce
A study commissioned by Great Britain’s Department of Education and Skills that reviewed cross-national evidence from 15 countries focusing on the workforces of early childhood education and care services of these nations, including the main occupational models, the levels of training, and the roles and characteristics of the diverse workforces
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A new deal for children?: Re-forming education and care in England, Scotland and Sweden
An investigation of child care policy based on interviews with public agencies, trade unions, voluntary organisations and visits to nine local authorities based on case studies of England, Scotland and Sweden
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Re-forming education and care in England, Scotland and Sweden
A policy brief on the changing structure of the care and early education workforce since reforms in the late 80's which transferred responsibility for child care from the welfare to the education departments in England, Scotland and Sweden
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Research on ratios, group size and staff qualifications and training in early years and childcare settings
A study comparing child to staff ratios, staff education, and child care settings in North America, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, the United Kingdom and other Western European countries
Reports & Papers
Research on ratios, group size and staff qualifications and training in early years and childcare settings [Executive summary]
Key findings from a study comparing child to staff ratios, staff education, and child care settings in North America, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, the United Kingdom and other Western European countries
Executive Summary
