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The first years of life lay the foundations for a child’s future development and learning. Many countries have increased their financial support for provision of early childhood education and care (ECEC) over the past years. More recently, the focus of debate has been shifting from expanding access to affordable ECEC to enhancing its quality. A growing body of research suggests that the magnitude of the benefits for children will depend on the level of quality of early childhood services, with especially strong evidence in the case of disadvantaged children.In light of budgetary constraints, policy makers require the latest knowledge base of the quality dimensions that are most important for ensuring children's development and early learning. However, current research is often narrow in focus or limited to programme-level or national-level conclusions. This book expands the knowledge base on this topic. It draws lessons from a cross-national literature review and meta-analysis of the relationship between early childhood education and care structure (e.g. child-staff ratios, staff training and qualifications), process quality (i.e. the quality of staff-child interactions and developmental activities), and links to child development and learning. This report concludes with key insights, as well as avenues for further research. It was co-funded by the European Union.

Early childhood education. --- Child care. --- Care of children --- Childcare --- Children --- Education --- Care --- Care and hygiene

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Child care --- Child care services --- Government policy. --- Care of children --- Childcare --- Children --- Government policy --- Care --- Care and hygiene

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Établir un équilibre convenable entre vie familiale et vie professionnelle est un enjeu auquel tous les parents sont confrontés. Certaines personnes voudraient avoir des enfants, ou un plus grand nombre, mais ne voient pas comment concilier cette responsabilité et leur situation professionnelle. D’autres parents sont heureux du nombre d’enfants que compte la famille mais souhaiteraient travailler davantage. D’autres encore, comblés par leur situation familiale, aimeraient aussi parfois avoir des horaires de travail différents ou réduire leur temps de travail pour s’occuper davantage de leurs enfants. Ce rapport synthétise les résultats des treize volumes précédents et étend son étude à d’autres pays de l’OCDE.  Il étudie les systèmes de fiscalité/prestations, les congés parentaux, les systèmes de garde d’enfants et les pratiques professionnelles en entreprise.

Work and family. --- Child care. --- Care of children --- Childcare --- Children --- Families and work --- Family and work --- Care --- Care and hygiene --- Families --- Dual-career families --- Work-life balance

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Early childhood education & care policy impacts upon the daily lives of early years practitioners & the families & children they work with. This book gives the reader easy access to information on the policies & practices in early childhood education & care across each of the countries in the UK & the Republic of Ireland.

Early childhood education --- Child care --- Care of children --- Childcare --- Children --- Education --- Government policy --- Care --- Care and hygiene --- Early childhood education. --- Child care.