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Book SynopsisIn this book, leading experts examine how early education and care is organised and funded in eight different countries. Bringing together recent evidence, the book provides rich insights on how policies work in practice, and the extent to which they help or hinder the provision of high quality education and care.
Table of ContentsIntroduction ~ Ludovica Gambaro, Kitty Stewart and Jane Waldfogel; Equal access to early childhood education and care? The case of the UK ~ Ludovica Gambaro, Kitty Stewart and Jane Waldfogel; Towards universal quality early childhood education and care: the Norwegian model ~ Anne Lise Ellingsæter; Equal access to quality care: Lessons from France on providing high quality and affordable early childhood education and care ~ Jeanne Fagnani Equal Access to High Quality Child Care in the Netherlands ~ Y. Emre Akgündüz and Janneke Plantenga; Access and quality issues in early childhood education and care: the case of Germany ~ Pamela Oberhuemer; New Zealand case study: A narrative of shifting policy directions for early childhood education and care ~ Helen May; Early Education and Care in Australia: Equity in a market-based system? ~ Deborah Brennan and Marianne Fenech; Delivering High-Quality Early Childhood Education and Care to Low-Income Children: How Well is the US Doing? ~ Katherine Magnuson and Jane Waldfogel; Common challenges, lessons for policy ~ Kitty Stewart, Ludovica Gambaro, Jane Waldfogel and Jill Rutter.
