Resisting Neoliberalism: Professionalisation of Early Childhood Education and Care

Effectiveness of Early Childhood Care and Education on Wellbeing of Children Aged 2 to 24 Months

Introduction: Early childhood care and education play the most important role in future of children. The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of early childhood care and education package on the well-being of children aged 2 to 24 months. Methods: The research method was a one-group semi-experimental with pretest and posttest. The statistical population included mothers and ...

Long-Term Effects of Early Childhood Care and Education

Long-Term Effects of Early Childhood Care and Education This paper critically reviews what we know about the long-term effects of parental leave and early childhood education programs. We find only limited evidence that expansions of parental leave durations improved long-run educational or labor market outcomes of the children whose parents were affected by them, perhaps because benefits are h...

UNESCO Policy Brief on Early Childhood Curriculum in Early Childhood Education and Care

Early childhood education and care (ECEC) poses a dilemma for curriculum designers. On the one hand, there is the need to guide the personnel in early childhood centres, especially when they have low certification and little training. A curriculum helps to ensure that staff cover important learning areas, adopt a common pedagogical approach and reach for a certain level of quality across age gr...

Starting Strong II: Early Childhood Education and Care

An Integrated Approach to Early Childhood Education and Care

The author is responsible for the choice and presentation of the facts contained in this document and for the opinions expressed therein, which are not necessarily those of UNESCO and do not commit the Organization. Contributions to this series are welcomed and should be addressed for review to Early Childhood and Family Policy series, at the address given below.