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Eurydice Policy Brief Early Childhood Education and Care 2014

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Eurydice Policy Brief Early Childhood Education and Care 2014

19 February 2018

 

Eurydice Policy Brief Early Childhood Education and Care 2014

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This executive summary, succinctly explains the main contents of the Key Data on Early Childhood Education and Care in Europe 2014 Edition, a report published by Eurydice jointly with Eurostat in June 2014. It shows that various solutions for the education and care of children under compulsory school age exist across European countries. This policy brief summarises the main challenges in improving access to ECEC and the quality of that provision. It also demonstrates how these challenges are currently being addressed by policy makers across Europe.

You can find the full version of the report on which the Brief was based here.

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