An equal start? : providing quality early education and care for disadvantaged children / edited by Ludovica Gambaro, Kitty Stewart and Jane Waldfogel.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Gambaro, Ludovica, editor.

Stewart, Kitty, 1970- editor.

Waldfogel, Jane, editor.

Series:

CASE studies on poverty, place, and policy

CASE studies on poverty, place and policy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Early childhood education--Great Britain.

Early childhood education.

Child development.

Great Britain.

Child development--Great Britain.

Physical Description:

xiii, 254 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Bristol : Policy Press, 2014.

Summary:

Early education and care has become a central policy area in many countries. As services expand rapidly, it is crucial to examine whether children from disadvantaged backgrounds receive provision of the highest possible quality. In this original, topical book, leading experts from eight countries examine how early education and care is organised, funded and regulated in their countries. Bringing together recent statistical evidence, the book gives an up-to-date picture of access to services by different groups, providing rich insights on how policies play out in practice and the extent to which they help or hinder disadvantaged children to receive high quality provision. An equal start? reveals the common tensions and complexities countries face in ensuring that early education and care is affordable, accessible and of high quality. Its critical examination of the potential for better policies ensures that An equal start? will be of interest to academic readers as well as policy makers and practitioners. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Introduction / Ludovica Gambaro Gambaro, Ludovica, Kitty Stewart Stewart, Kitty, Jane Waldfogel Waldfogel, Jane 1

2 Equal access to early childhood education and care? The case of the UK / Ludovica Gambaro Gambaro, Ludovica, Kitty Stewart Stewart, Kitty, Jane Waldfogel Waldfogel, Jane 29

3 Towards universal quality early childhood education and care: The Norwegian model / Anne Lise Ellingsæter Ellingsæter, Anne Lise 53

4 Equal access to quality care: Lessons from France on providing high-quality and affordable early childhood education and care / Jeanne Fagnani Fagnani, Jeanne 77

5 Equal access to high-quality childcare in the Netherlands / Yusuf Emre Akgündüz Akgündüz, Yusuf Emre, Janneke Plantenga Plantenga, Janneke 101

6 Access and quality issues in early childhood education and care: The case of Germany / Pamela Oberhuemer Oberhuemer, Pamela 121

7 New Zealand: A narrative of shifting policy directions for early childhood education and care / Helen May May, Helen 147

8 Early education and care in Australia: Equity in a mixed market-based system? / Deborah Brennan Brennan, Deborah, Marianne Fenech Fenech, Marianne 171

9 Delivering high-quality early childhood education and care to low-income children: How well is the US doing? / Katherine Magnuson Magnuson, Katherine, Jane Waldfogel Waldfogel, Jane 193

10 Common challenges, lessons for policy / Kitty Stewart Stewart, Kitty, Ludovica Gambaro Gambaro, Ludovica, Jane Waldfogel Waldfogel, Jane, Jill Rutter Rutter, Jill 219.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781447310518

1447310519

OCLC:

859584057