Source:
CMK Foundation for Child care, Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment in the Netherlands
Format:
Report
Publication Date:
23 Oct 2004
AVAILABILITY
Website contains a wealth of materials that were presented at or were an output of the Child care in a Changing World conference. Visit the website for full access to all documents. See below for direct links to selected conference materials.
CONFERENCE DESCRIPTION:
In the second half of 2004 the Netherlands has held the presidency of the European Union. Within the scope of this presidency the CMK Foundation for Childcare together with the Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment organized a 3 day conference on the socio-economic aspects of childcare. A parallel session was held for the policy-makers of the countries of the European Community. A subsidiary goal of the congress was to bring people who hold key positions in the field of childcare in Europe (with special attention to the new EU members), together to exchange views and knowledge.
POSITION PAPER AND CONFERENCE REPORT:
Conference position paper
Conference report
SELECTED KEYNOTE ADDRESSES:
Getting beyond child care, quality... and the Barcelona targets
- Peter Moss
Investing in child care. The Barcelona child care targets and the European social model
- Janneke Plantenga
Pros of a national curriculum as a common frame of reference
- Elly Singer
SELECTED WORKSHOP MATERIALS:
Child care and caring time policies in France
- Presentation by Jeanne Fagnani
Early childhood education and care in Finland, a pallette of options
- Presentation by Païvi Lindberg and Anna-Leena Välimäki
Education in child care and child care in education: What are the challenges and benefits?
- Presentation by Christine Pascal
Pros and cons of (de)centralized system of quality control
- Presentation by Peter Moss
Skolverket; continuous pedagogical monitoring in child care and school
- Report on workshop led by Lars Ullén
The Danish pedagogue: A profession for workers in services for young children and out of school facilities
- Report on workshop led by Jytte Juul Jensen and Jan Willem Dieten
For full access to all conference documents visit: Child care for a Changing World conference website.
In the second half of 2004 the Netherlands has held the presidency of the European Union. Within the scope of this presidency the CMK Foundation for Childcare together with the Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment organized a 3 day conference on the socio-economic aspects of childcare. A parallel session was held for the policy-makers of the countries of the European Community. A subsidiary goal of the congress was to bring people who hold key positions in the field of childcare in Europe (with special attention to the new EU members), together to exchange views and knowledge.
POSITION PAPER AND CONFERENCE REPORT:
Conference position paper
Conference report
SELECTED KEYNOTE ADDRESSES:
Getting beyond child care, quality... and the Barcelona targets
- Peter Moss
Investing in child care. The Barcelona child care targets and the European social model
- Janneke Plantenga
Pros of a national curriculum as a common frame of reference
- Elly Singer
SELECTED WORKSHOP MATERIALS:
Child care and caring time policies in France
- Presentation by Jeanne Fagnani
Early childhood education and care in Finland, a pallette of options
- Presentation by Païvi Lindberg and Anna-Leena Välimäki
Education in child care and child care in education: What are the challenges and benefits?
- Presentation by Christine Pascal
Pros and cons of (de)centralized system of quality control
- Presentation by Peter Moss
Skolverket; continuous pedagogical monitoring in child care and school
- Report on workshop led by Lars Ullén
The Danish pedagogue: A profession for workers in services for young children and out of school facilities
- Report on workshop led by Jytte Juul Jensen and Jan Willem Dieten
For full access to all conference documents visit: Child care for a Changing World conference website.
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