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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". The OECD's project "Encouraging
Quality in ECEC" investigates what defines quality, which policies can
promote and enhance quality, and how such policies can be effectively
put in place. One of the project's outputs is a country-specific policy
profile.
The policy profiles focus on issues of quality, and 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.
10 of 34 OECD countries are participating in the Quality Matters in
ECEC: Country Policy Profiles. Canada is not included. This week
features the Slovak Republic where policy lever 3 - Improving qualifications,
training and working conditions, is examined. Other participating
countries will be featured over the next several weeks.