Country study

Transforming the Financing of Early Care and Education

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Transforming the Financing of Early Care and Education
Transforming the Financing of Early Care and Education outlines a framework for a funding strategy that will provide reliable, accessible high-quality early care and education for young children from birth to kindergarten entry, including a highly qualified and adequately compensated workforce that is consistent with the vision outlined in the 2015 report, Transforming the Workforce for Children Birth Through Age 8: A Unifying Foundation. The recommendations of this report are based on essential features of child development and early learning, and on principles for high-quality professional practice at the levels of individual practitioners, practice environments, leadership, systems, policies, and resource allocation.

Area: 
Recognition of the profession
type: 
Country study
sector: 
Education & Care
Region: 
North America
Country: 
United States
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National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine

Early Childhood Workforce Index 2018

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Early Childhood Workforce Index 2018

Early Childhood Workforce Index 2018 is the second edition of the biennial Early Childhood Workforce Index from the Center for the Study of Child Care Employment at UC Berkeley. This edition continues to track the status of the early childhood education workforce and related state policies in order to understand changes over time. Several new analyses, as well as updated policy indicators and recommendations, have been added. 


Area: 
Recognition of the profession
type: 
Country study
Landscape analysis
Research study
Tool
sector: 
Education & Care
Region: 
North America
Country: 
US
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Early-Childhood-Workforce-Index-2018.pdf
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Center for the Study of Child Care Employment (Berkeley)

Worthy Work, STILL Unlivable Wages: The Early Childhood Workforce 25 Years after the National Child Care Staffing Study

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Worthy Work, STILL Unlivable Wages: The Early Childhood Workforce 25 Years after the National Child Care Staffing Study

Worthy Work, STILL Unlivable Wages: The Early Childhood Workforce 25 Years after the National Child Care Staffing Study offers a snapshot of today's early childhood teachers in the United States. The report takes a look through four lenses:


Area: 
Competences & Standards
Recognition of the profession
type: 
Country study
Landscape analysis
Promising practice
sector: 
Education & Care
Region: 
North America
Country: 
USA
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Worthy Work, STILL Unlivable Wages - The Early Childhood Workforce 25 Years after the National Child Care Staffing Study.pdf

Supporting the Early childhood Workforce at Scale: Preschool Education in Ukraine

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Preschool education in Ukraine
This study, the second in this series, focuses on the role of preschool teachers in Ukraine. The country, with a predominantly public network of preschool education, has achieved coverage for a significant proportion of the population. Nevertheless, it struggles to meet demand and ensure quality of services. In addition, Ukraine is at a unique moment where increasing attention is being paid in the country to improving the quality of preschool education and supporting inclusion, which have been elevated in recent policy reforms. Taking into account the significance of preschool teachers to the system of preschool education, this study aims to gain a better understanding of their experiences, including their backgrounds, the support that they receive, as well as the challenges that they encounter. By illustrating the experiences of preschool teachers in Ukraine and identifying the size and scope of the challenges they face, it is hoped that this study will support officials within the Ministry of Education and Science (Ministerstvo osvity i nauky) in Ukraine as well as local education departments to strengthen and support preschool personnel through targeted policies and programs and contribute to the knowledge base around the early childhood workforce.

Area: 
Recognition of the profession
Training & professional development
type: 
Country study
sector: 
Education & Care
Region: 
Europe and Central Asia
Country: 
Ukraine
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ECWI Ukraine Exec Summ_Eng.pdf
ECWI Ukraine Exec Summ_Ukr.pdf
ECWI Ukraine Full Report_Eng.pdf
ECWI Ukraine Full Report_Ukr.pdf

Kindergarten teachers' perceptions on in-service training and impact on classroom practice

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Kindergarten teachers in-service training and impact on classroom practice

Professional development is essential for early years teachers. Recognizing this fact, the Romanian education system aims to promote high quality professional development programs for teachers in order to improve their work. This study investigated kindergarten teachers’ perceptions of their in-service training programs; including the impact these programs had on their professional development processes and classroom practices. Eighty-four kindergarten teachers responded to an online, structured questionnaire focused on:


Area: 
Training & professional development
type: 
Country study
sector: 
Education & Care
Region: 
Europe and Central Asia
Country: 
Romania
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Kindergarten teachers' perceptions on in-service training and impact on classroom practice.pdf
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ELSEVIER

Money, love and identity: Initial findings from the National ECEC Workforce Study

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Money, love and identity: Initial findings from the National ECEC Workforce Study shares the initial findings of a National Early Childhood Education and Care Workforce study – a three-year national study funded by the Australian Research Council. In addition to findings from the study, this report shares key takeaways from conversations during a workshop hosted by the researchers.


Area: 
Competences & Standards
Recognition of the profession
Training & professional development
type: 
Country study
Research study
sector: 
Education & Care
Region: 
South Asia
Country: 
Australia
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Money, love and identity-Initial findings from the National ECEC Workforce Study.pdf
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Queensland University of Technology

The early years workforce: a fragmented picture

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The early years workforce: a fragmented picture, produced by the Education Policy Institute, gathered administrative data about early years providers and staff in England. The aim of this report was to create a clearer picture of the demographics, pay and qualification levels of the early years workforce. Further, the report set out to understand how these characteristics vary across school-based settings, private, voluntary and independent providers and childminders.


Area: 
Competences & Standards
Recognition of the profession
type: 
Country study
Research study
sector: 
Education & Care
Region: 
Europe and Central Asia
Country: 
England
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The early years workforce_a fragmented picture.pdf
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The early years workforce: a fragmented picture

2017 Home Visiting Yearbook

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2017 Home Visiting Yearbook is one of the first publications from the National Home Visiting Resource Center. It was developed with the recognition that, as many communities have implemented home visiting models aimed at improving outcomes for children and families, there has not been a comprehensive overview of how home visiting is across the country. This resource aims to inform readers as they make decisions in policy and practice. The following critical questions are addressed: 

Where do home visiting programs operate? 

Area: 
Competences & Standards
Monitoring & mentoring
Recognition of the profession
Training & professional development
type: 
Country study
Promising practice
sector: 
Education & Care
Health & Nutrition
Child Protection & Social Welfare
Region: 
North America
Country: 
USA
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2017 Home Visiting Yearbook NHVRC.pdf
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2017 Home Visiting Yearbook

Supporting the early childhood workforce at scale: The Cuna Más home visiting program in Peru

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The Early Childhood Workforce Initiative Country Study Series examines ways to strengthen and scale up a quality workforce.


Area: 
Recognition of the profession
Training & professional development
type: 
Country study
sector: 
Child Protection & Social Welfare
Region: 
Latin America and Caribbean
Country: 
Peru
resource file: 
Executive Summary (English) - Cuna Más country study.pdf
Executive Summary (Spanish)_Cuna Más country study.pdf
Full report (English)_Cuna Más country study.pdf
Full Report (Spanish)_Cuna Más country study.pdf
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Supporting the early childhood workforce at scale: The Cuna Más home visiting program in Peru

Review of Occupational Role Profiles in Ireland in Early Childhood Education and Care

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Review of Occupational Role Profiles in Ireland in Early Childhood Education and Care presents a profile for the early childhood profession in Ireland.

The aim is to develop the Irish early childhood care and education sector into a genuine Competent System. A central requirement for achieving this goal is a shared orientation for all practitioners working with children from birth to eight years, regardless of occupational status, job title and level of formal qualification.


Area: 
Competences & Standards
Monitoring & mentoring
Recognition of the profession
Training & professional development
type: 
Country study
Research study
sector: 
Education & Care
Region: 
Europe and Central Asia
Country: 
Ireland
resource file: 
Final-Review-of-Occupational-Role-Profiles-in-Early-Childhood-Education-and-Care.pdf
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Review of Occupational Role Profiles in Ireland in Early Childhood Education and Care