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European School Education Platform

Staff shortages in early childhood education and care

Qualified early childhood education and care (ECEC) professionals are key to providing high quality education and care to all children.
Early Childhood Education and Care
Early years education
Teacher and school leader careers

Structural indicators for monitoring education and training systems in Europe

The Eurydice project on Structural Indicators for Monitoring Education and Training Systems in Europe provides yearly data since 2015, which illustrate the main policy developments in education and training systems across Europe.
Early Childhood Education and Care
Policy development
Tackling early school leaving
Teacher and school leader careers

THRiVE – Community engagement in action

THRiVE is a collaboration of local parents, schools, community groups and statutory and voluntary organisations in Newtownabbey, UK.
Assessment
Early Childhood Education and Care
Parental involvement
Social skills
Stakeholders’ involvement
Well-being

Guaranteeing access to services for children in the EU

The European Child Guarantee was established in 2021 to ensure that children in need have access to a set of key services. This policy brief analyses trends and disparities in children’s access to early childhood education and care, education, healthcare, nutrition and housing.
Digital tools
Early Childhood Education and Care
Funding and resources
Inclusion
Parents

Community-oriented childcare and training

The Elmer nursery in Brussels aims to promote well-being, diversity, social opportunities, and participation of families. Through their neighbourhood-centred services Elmer provides accessible and high-quality childcare, while promoting training and employment among disadvantaged groups.
Disadvantaged learners
Early Childhood Education and Care
Inclusion
Initial Teacher Education
Parental involvement
Special needs education
Stakeholders’ involvement

Working with multilingual children and families in early childhood education and care (ECEC): guidelines for continuous professional development of ECEC professionals

The purpose of this report is to formulate research- and practice-based policy recommendations for high-quality continuous professional development (CPD) to support ECEC professionals working with multilingual children and families.
Cultural diversity
Cultural heritage
Early Childhood Education and Care
Initial Teacher Education
Language learning
Parental involvement
Professional development
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Education Talks: Diversity and inclusion in early childhood education and care

Small children are often curious and therefore it is important to talk with them about differences and similarities between people. Find out in the interview with Pauline Slot from the university of Utrecht more ways to address and support diversity in early years classrooms.
Cultural diversity
Early Childhood Education and Care
Language learning
Migrant students
Parents