This book captures information about early childhood education and care (ECEC) policies and practices in different countries and aims to question the degree to

The public provision of early childhood education has developed at different rates across individual countries over the past two centuries. This book provides t

This study explores the available cross-national data and national policies on early childhood education and care ... in Europe.

In a European context of rapidly expanding early education/ care provision for young children, the staffing of these services is a critical quality issue. What

Due to the demand for flexible working hours and employees who are available around the clock, the time patterns of childcare and schooling have increasingly be