the oecd has identified five effective policy levers to encourage quality in the sector quality goals and regulations curriculum and guidelines workforce family and community engagement and data research and monitoring of the five aspects sweden considers improving quality through curriculum as a priority it considers a welldesigned balanced curriculum as key to providing highquality ecec with the most favourable holistic outcomes for children it can also ensure continuity between ecec and primary schooling ensuring that children are equipped with the knowledge and skills needed for primary school and further learning