ECEC in the European Union: analysis and governance of ECEC systems of four Member States

This paper explores Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) in Italy – with a focus on Tuscany – and in three EU Member States, namely Finland, France, and Germany. In order to better understand the ECEC systems, a snapshot of the regulatory framework related to ECEC in the EU is provided at the...

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Main Authors: Clara Silva, Enrica Freschi, Paola Caselli
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Language:English
Published: Firenze University Press 2018-04-01
Series:Form@re : Open Journal per la Formazione in Rete
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Online Access:https://oaj.fupress.net/index.php/formare/article/view/3729
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spelling doaj-5f100d880eaf42eca1f9398b4a23ac202020-11-25T02:26:01ZengFirenze University PressForm@re : Open Journal per la Formazione in Rete1825-73212018-04-0118110.13128/formare-2272518805ECEC in the European Union: analysis and governance of ECEC systems of four Member StatesClara SilvaEnrica Freschi0Paola CaselliUniversità degli Studi di Firenze This paper explores Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) in Italy – with a focus on Tuscany – and in three EU Member States, namely Finland, France, and Germany. In order to better understand the ECEC systems, a snapshot of the regulatory framework related to ECEC in the EU is provided at the beginning. Then, the analysis of the ECEC systems is around five topics, accompanied by some socio-demographical data, especially on female employment. The topics are: the type of Early Childhood Education and Care system selected, with a focus on the administrative and political aspects; the articulation of Early Childhood Education and Care services; the percentage of use; roles, the tasks and training of professionals involved in ECEC; the services-family and local communities relationship. L’ECEC nell’Unione Europea: analisi e governance dei sistemi di educazione e cura dell’infanzia di quattro Paesi membri Questo saggio esplora la Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) presente in Italia – con focus sul sistema di educazione e cura dell’infanzia toscano – e in tre Stati membri UE, quali Finlandia, Francia e Germania, scelti perché ritenuti particolarmente rappresentativi. L’analisi dell’ECEC nei Paesi selezionati è preceduta da una ricostruzione sintetica della cornice normativa UE che regola l’educazione e cura dell’infanzia, nell’ottica di permetterne un miglior inquadramento, ed è articolata in cinque punti tematici, introdotti da alcuni dati socio-demografici, relativi soprattutto all’occupazione femminile e utili a contestualizzare: tipologia del sistema ECEC analizzato, sotto il profilo politico-amministrativo; articolazione dei servizi; percentuali di fruizione; ruoli e formazione dei professionisti coinvolti nell’ECEC; relazione tra servizi educativi, famiglie e territorio. https://oaj.fupress.net/index.php/formare/article/view/3729ECEC servicesgovernancecontexteducational professionalsservizi per l’infanziacontesto
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ECEC in the European Union: analysis and governance of ECEC systems of four Member States
Form@re : Open Journal per la Formazione in Rete
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governance
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educational professionals
servizi per l’infanzia
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Enrica Freschi
Paola Caselli
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title ECEC in the European Union: analysis and governance of ECEC systems of four Member States
title_short ECEC in the European Union: analysis and governance of ECEC systems of four Member States
title_full ECEC in the European Union: analysis and governance of ECEC systems of four Member States
title_fullStr ECEC in the European Union: analysis and governance of ECEC systems of four Member States
title_full_unstemmed ECEC in the European Union: analysis and governance of ECEC systems of four Member States
title_sort ecec in the european union: analysis and governance of ecec systems of four member states
publisher Firenze University Press
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publishDate 2018-04-01
description This paper explores Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) in Italy – with a focus on Tuscany – and in three EU Member States, namely Finland, France, and Germany. In order to better understand the ECEC systems, a snapshot of the regulatory framework related to ECEC in the EU is provided at the beginning. Then, the analysis of the ECEC systems is around five topics, accompanied by some socio-demographical data, especially on female employment. The topics are: the type of Early Childhood Education and Care system selected, with a focus on the administrative and political aspects; the articulation of Early Childhood Education and Care services; the percentage of use; roles, the tasks and training of professionals involved in ECEC; the services-family and local communities relationship. L’ECEC nell’Unione Europea: analisi e governance dei sistemi di educazione e cura dell’infanzia di quattro Paesi membri Questo saggio esplora la Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) presente in Italia – con focus sul sistema di educazione e cura dell’infanzia toscano – e in tre Stati membri UE, quali Finlandia, Francia e Germania, scelti perché ritenuti particolarmente rappresentativi. L’analisi dell’ECEC nei Paesi selezionati è preceduta da una ricostruzione sintetica della cornice normativa UE che regola l’educazione e cura dell’infanzia, nell’ottica di permetterne un miglior inquadramento, ed è articolata in cinque punti tematici, introdotti da alcuni dati socio-demografici, relativi soprattutto all’occupazione femminile e utili a contestualizzare: tipologia del sistema ECEC analizzato, sotto il profilo politico-amministrativo; articolazione dei servizi; percentuali di fruizione; ruoli e formazione dei professionisti coinvolti nell’ECEC; relazione tra servizi educativi, famiglie e territorio.
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contesto
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