Quality Matters in Early Childhood Education and Care: Portugal 2012 [electronic resource] /
Taguma, Miho.
Litjens, Ineke.
Makowiecki, Kelly.
Paris : OECD Publishing,
2012.
Early childhood education and care (ECEC) can bring a wide range of benefits - for children, parents and society at large. However, these benefits are conditional on "quality". Expanding access to services without attention to quality will not deliver good outcomes for children or long-term productivity benefits for society. This series of country reports focuses on quality issues. Each report tackles a specific theme that was selected by the country reviewed. These reports suggest strengths and point to areas for further reflection on current policy initiatives.
Foreword -- Executive Summary -- Introduction -- What does research say? -- Where does Portugal stand compared to other countries? -- What are the challenges and strategies? -- Definitions and methodology.
Early childhood education and care (ECEC) can bring a wide range of benefits - for children, parents and society at large. However, these benefits are conditional on "quality". Expanding access to services without attention to quality will not deliver good outcomes for children or long-term productivity benefits for society. This series of country reports focuses on quality issues. Each report tackles a specific theme that was selected by the country reviewed. These reports suggest strengths and point to areas for further reflection on current policy initiatives.
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Quality matters in early childhood education and care