DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/a53229/starting_strong_ii) has announced the addition of OECD Publishing 's new report "Starting Strong III: A Quality Toolbox for Early Childhood Education and Care" to their offering.
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. Expanding access to services without attention to quality will not deliver good outcomes for children or long-term productivity benefits for society.
This new publication focuses on quality issues: it aims to define quality and outlines five policy levers that can enhance it in ECEC. In addition, it provides busy policy makers with practical tools such as research briefs, international comparisons, country examples, self-reflection sheets, etc. in order to successfully implement these policy levers.
Key Topics Covered:
How to use the policy toolbox
Policy Lever 1: Setting out quality goals and regulations
Policy Lever 2: Designing and implementing curriculum and standards
Policy Lever 3: Improving workforce conditions, qualifications and training
Policy Lever 4: Engaging families and communities
Policy Lever 5: Advancing data collection, research and monitoring
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