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Improving the quality of early childhood education and care for all children

Improving the quality of early childhood education and care for all children . Nora Milotay policy officer School education, « Comenius » DG Education and Culture European Commission. Policy framework: smart, sustainable and inclusive growth. Headline targets in the EU 2020 strategy

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Improving the quality of early childhood education and care for all children

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  1. Improving the quality of early childhood education and care for all children Nora Milotaypolicy officerSchool education, « Comenius »DG Education and CultureEuropean Commission

  2. Policy framework: smart, sustainable and inclusive growth • Headline targets in the EU 2020 strategy • The share of early school leavers should be under 10% • 20 million less people should be at risk of poverty • At least 40% of the younger generation should have a tertiary degree • Youth on the move

  3. Pre-emptive Preventive Compensatory Policy Framework Second chance opportunities Recognition of prior learning Comprehensive support Identification & analysis Monitoring of situation Coordination of policies Early childhood education and care Student focused measures Measures at school level Measures at system level

  4. Equitable access • The Barcelona targets (2002)encouraging Member States to supply full-day places by 2010 to formal childcare arrangements to • at least 90% of children aged three to the compulsory school age and • to at least 33% of children under three years of age. • European benchmark • by 2020 at least 95% of children between years of 4 year old and the age of starting compulsory primary education should participate in ECEC

  5. Quality on the agenda since 2006 • Efficiency and equity in European education and training systems (2006) • Improving competences for the 21st century: An agenda for European cooperation on schools (2008) • An updated strategic framework for European cooperation in education and training (2008)

  6. Focus on quality improvement • Quantity without quality is of little merit • What does quality mean? • Possible areas for European cooperation might be: • Accessibility/affordability • Quality • Curriculum • Staff • Governance – integration of care and education

  7. Forthcoming • Presidency Conference • Ensuring early acquisition of literacy: study on parental support • Study on competence requirements of staff in early childhood education and care

  8. Tools • Reflections eg Communications on University reform, Efficiency/Equity, Adult Education, Schools • Exchanges of good practice Expert / practitioner networks; Peer Learning Activities; Conferences • Data and studies eg Eurydice, Cedefop, Benchmarks and Indicators, cooperation with other bodies eg OECD, UNICEF

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