Early Childhood Education and Care Policy - Five Curriculum Outlines (2004) is a Curricula and Pedagogies in Early Childhood Education and Care is an output of the Thematic Review of Early Childhood Education and Care Policy. (pdf)

Early Childhood Education and Care - Background Report for Austria (2005) This Background Report was drawn up within the framework of this project on the basis of an OECD questionnaire and provides an overview of early childhood education and care and its environment in Austria. Included ... (pdf)

Early Childhood Education and Care - Country Note for France (2005) This Country Note for France is an output of the OECD Thematic Review of Early Childhood Education and Care Policy, a project launched by the OECD’s Education Committee in March 1998. The impetus for the ... (pdf)

Early Childhood Education and Care - Background Report for Germany (2005) At present, the system of early childhood education and care (ECEC) is the subject of intensive discussion in Germany. Very different starting points applied in the two separate German states as a consequence ... (pdf)

Early Childhood Education and Care - Country Note for Hungary (2005) The Country Note for Hungary is an output of the Thematic Review of Early Childhood Education and Care Policy, a project launched by the OECD’s Education Committee in March 1998. The impetus for the project ... (pdf)

Early Childhood Education and Care - Background Report for Ireland (2005) Background reports are comprehensive and critical descriptions of ECEC policies and organization in participating countries, prepared and written by each country. In brief, Background Reports cover the ... (pdf)

Early Childhood Education and Care - Country Note for Ireland (2005) The Country Note for Ireland is the outcome of an intensive review of early childhood policies and services in Ireland by an OECD review team for five days in November 2002. The review was initiated by ... (pdf)

Early Childhood Education and Care - Country Note for Mexico (2005) The Country Note for Mexico is an output of the Thematic Review of Early Childhood Education and Care Policy, a project launched by the OECD’s Education Committee in March 1998. The impetus for the project ... (pdf)

Early Childhood Education and Care Policy - Background Report for Canada (2004) This background report was commissioned by the Government of Canada as part of Canada’s participation in the OECD’s Thematic Review of Early Childhood Education and Care. Its purpose is to present a picture ... (pdf)

Early Childhood Education and Care Policy - Country Note for Canada (2004) The Country Note for Canada is the outcome of an intensive review of early childhood policies and services in Canada by an OECD review team in September/October 2003. The review was initiated by an invitation ... (pdf)

Early Childhood Education and Care - Country Note for Denmark (2004) Early childhood education and care experienced a surge of policy attention in OECD countries during the 1990s. Women – including mothers of young children - were joining the labor market in ever greater ... (pdf)

Early Childhood Education and Care - Country Note for Germany (2004) The Country Note for Germany is an output of the Thematic Review of Early Childhood Education and Care Policy, a project launched by the OECD’s Education Committee in March 1998. The impetus for the project ... (pdf)

Early Childhood Education and Care - Country Note for Italy (2004) This Country Note for Italy is an output of the OECD Thematic Review of Early Childhood Education and Care Policy, a project launched by the OECD’s Education Committee in March 1998. The impetus for the ... (pdf)

Early Childhood Education and Care - Background Report for Korea (2004) Early childhood education and care experienced a surge of policy attention in OECD countries during the 1990s. Women – including mothers of young children - were joining the labor market in ever greater ... (pdf)

Early Childhood Education and Care - Country Note for Korea (2004) Early childhood education and care experienced a surge of policy attention in OECD countries during the 1990s. Women – including mothers of young children - were joining the labor market in ever greater ... (pdf)

Early Childhood Education and Care - Country Profile: Australia (2002) In Australia, ECEC has separate and layered auspices, shared at central government level by the Department of Family and Community Services (FaCS) and the Department of Education, Training and Youth Affairs. (pdf)

Early Childhood Education and Care Country Profiles - Belgium - Flemish Community  (2002) Early childhood education and care experienced a surge of policy attention in OECD countries during the 1990s. Women – including mothers of young children - were joining the labor market in ever greater ... (pdf)

Early Childhood Education and Care Country Profiles - Czech Republic (2002) Comparative profiles using the following descriptors -- auspices, developments, context, access, provision (including for at-risk groups), staffing and training, and current policy issues -- were prepared for Starting Strong published in June 2001. (pdf)

Early Childhood Education and Care Country Profiles - Denmark (2002) In Denmark, services for children aged 0-6 years have traditionally been considered as an integral part of the social welfare system. A major aim is to support, in collaboration with parents, the development . (pdf)

Early Childhood Education and Care Country Profiles - Finland (2002) Early childhood education and care experienced a surge of policy attention in OECD countries during the 1990s. Women – including mothers of young children - were joining the labor market in ever greater ... (pdf)

Early Childhood Education and Care Country Profiles - Italy (2002) Early childhood education and care experienced a surge of policy attention in OECD countries during the 1990s. Women – including mothers of young children - were joining the labor market in ever greater ... (pdf)

Early Childhood Education and Care - Country Profile: The Netherlands (2002) ECEC policy and provision in the Netherlands is a shared responsibility between national, provincial and local governments. The national government takes on those tasks that can be more efficiently organized. (pdf)

Early Childhood Education and Care Country Profiles - Portugal (2002) Early childhood education and care experienced a surge of policy attention in OECD countries during the 1990s. Women – including mothers of young children - were joining the labor market in ever greater ... (pdf)

Early Childhood Education and Care Country Profiles - United Kingdom (England) (2002) Historically, responsibility for ECEC policy in England has been shared between national and local government. Services for children from birth to age 3 were in the province of the Department of Health. (pdf)

OECD Thematic Review of Early Childhood Education and Care Policy Background Report - Australia (2001) The provision of care and education for young children is a necessary condition for ensuring the equal access of women to the labor market. In addition, early development is seen as ... (pdf)

Early Childhood Education and Care - Australia: Background Report (2001) Early childhood education and care experienced a surge of policy attention in OECD countries during the 1990s. Women – including mothers of young children - were joining the labor market in ever greater ... (pdf)

Early Childhood Education and Care - Country Note for Australia (2001) Early childhood education and care experienced a surge of policy attention in OECD countries during the 1990s. Women – including mothers of young children - were joining the labor market in ever greater ... (pdf)

Early Childhood Education and Care - Belgium (Flanders): Background Report - Part 1 (2001) Early childhood education and care experienced a surge of policy attention in OECD countries during the 1990s. Women – including mothers of young children - were joining the labor market in ever greater ... (pdf)

Early Childhood Education and Care - Portugal: Background Report (part 1) (2001) Early childhood education and care experienced a surge of policy attention in OECD countries during the 1990s. Women – including mothers of young children - were joining the labor market in ever greater ... (pdf)

Early Child Development: The Base for a Learning Society (2000) In contrast to other far-reaching reforms and new initiatives in learning, the mandate adopted by OECD Education Ministers in 1996 to make lifelong learning for all a reality, poses a particularly complex ... (pdf)

Early Childhood Education and Care - Sweden: Background Report (2000) Early childhood education and care experienced a surge of policy attention in OECD countries during the 1990s. Women – including mothers of young children - were joining the labor market in ever greater ... (pdf)

Early Childhood Education and Care - Sweden: Country Note (1999) Early childhood education and care experienced a surge of policy attention in OECD countries during the 1990s. Women – including mothers of young children - were joining the labor market in ever greater ... (pdf)

Early Childhood Education and Care - Norway: Background Report (1998) Early childhood education and care experienced a surge of policy attention in OECD countries during the 1990s. Women – including mothers of young children - were joining the labor market in ever greater ... (pdf)

Early Child Development - The Base for a Learning Society (2000)
J. F. Mustard – HRDC. (pdf)