Details
- Publication date
- 31 December 2017
- Author
- Network of Experts on the Social dimension of Education and Training (NESET)
- Geographical scope
- European Union
- Level of education focus
- Early childhood education and care (ECEC)
- Thematic areas covered
- Educational effectiveness and efficiency
- Governance of education
- Investment in education, economic impact of education
- Monitoring and quality assurance
- Quality and inclusive education for all
- Teachers and trainers
- Whole-school and whole-system approaches and partnerships in education
Description
A few years ago, policy cooperation with experts from 25 Member States led to a proposal for an ECEC Quality Framework reflecting the current consensus on what constitutes quality in ECEC in five areas: access, workforce, curriculum, evaluation and monitoring, governance and funding.
Since its publication in 2014, several Member States have indeed used this Proposal for a quality framework on early childhood education and care to support their national ECEC reforms.
Before carrying on further work in the field of ECEC at the European union level with a view to adopting the EU Quality Framework formally, the Commission asked for an updated, informed and clear picture of the different quality frameworks or equivalent documents developed and possibly implemented at level to promote quality provision of ECEC services.
Author
Arianna Lazzari
Cite as
Arianna Lazzari (2018). 'The current state of national ECEC quality frameworks, or equivalent strategic policy documents, governing ECEC quality in EU Member States', NESET Ad Hoc Report
