The growth in the study of childhood encompasses anthropology, sociology, social policy and social work, as well as education. This book will be of use in all of these areas.Hidden HandsAngela BoltonChristopher PolePhillip Mizen
EarlyChildhoodCareandEducation(ECCE)inMumbai:Statusand Challenges Thebeginningofthe20thcenturywitnessedthesettingupofpre-schoolinstitutions inMaharashtra,particularlyafterthevisitofMariaMontessoriintheearly1930s. PioneerslikeTarabaiModakandGijubhaiBadheka,whostartedpre-schoolcentres ...
Increasingly common, early childhood care plays an important role in children’s development and provides a valuable support to families with young children. It is therefore important to understand the impact of these services and to ensure their quality
attainment and not an increase in labour supply. The results imply that a universal childcare system has the potential to reduce income inequality.Keywords Early childhood education and care · Inequality · Preschool · Mediation analysis · Return to educationJEL Classif i cation I24 · I26 · ...
This chapter explores early childhood education and care developments in OECD countries. It describes the historical contexts in which policies and programs have evolved, discusses the different policy and program choices that countries have made, and documents the quantity and quality of provison. A ...
Early childhood education and care (ECEC) in the US includes a wide range of part-day, full-school-day, and full-work-day programs, under educational, social welfare, and commercial auspices, funded and delivered in a variety of ways in both the public and the private sectors, designed so...
Kaga Y, Bennett J, Moss P.Caring and learning together: A cross-national study on the integration of early childhood care and education within education. Paris, France: UNESCO; 2010. Carr M.Assessing children’s experiences in early childhood: Final Report to the Ministry of Education. Wellingt...
1 EarlyChildhoodEducationandCare No.4,2012 Editorial Anewprogrammeofearlychildhoodcareand educationalsoknownastheFreePre-School Year(FPSY)wasintroducedin2010.Over 60,000childrentakepart,atacostof€166mper year. ThisSpotlightputstheFPSYinthecontextof earlychildhoodeducationandcare(ECEC)in Irelandmoregenerall...
For Introduction to Early Childhood courses. The broad, comprehensive coverage in this market-leading text is now more visually engaging and useful than ever. Written by one of the best-known authors in the field, this is the only book of its kind to provide chapters on child care and feder...
The imperative of functional education for values, knowledge, skills and national development cannot be over emphasized. It is in the light of this that this paper takes a look at Early Childhood Care and Education in traditional Yoruba Society as a typical example of employ...