This report considers the Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) curriculum
throughout Europe. It explores the official curriculum, specified by national or regional …

There is growing awareness of the benefits of curriculum-based social and emotional
learning (SEL) programs in Early Childhood Education and Care settings for children's …

Millions of girls and women continue to live in poverty, disempowered and discriminated
against. They are disproportionately affected by HIV/AIDS, less likely to attend school and …

Children's early experiences shape who they are and affect lifelong health and learning. To
develop to their full potential, children need safe and stable housing, adequate and …

The chapter addresses the stigma associated with mental illnesses. It begins by
summarizing the development of thinking about labeling and stigma over the past half …

In this study of Oklahoma's universal pre-K program, the authors relied on a strict birthday
eligibility criterion to compare “young” kindergarten children who just completed pre-K to …

This paper examines the effects of different child-care arrangements on children's cognitive
and social proficiencies at the start of kindergarten. Using data from the Early Childhood …

Syksystä 2017 suomalaisen päiväkodin pedagogista toimintaa on ensimmäistä kertaa
määritelty sekä varhaiskasvatuksen että esiopetuksen ohjausasiakirjoilla. Osalle …

This chapter is concerned with variations in the extent to which young children receive care
from adults other than their parents and the effects that such care arrangements have on …

Early childhood educators play an important role in supporting children's social and
emotional development. While a growing body of research has examined the impact of …