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Curriculum, Pedagogy, and classroom quality: promoting effectiveness of ECEC
Overview of European ECEC curricula and curriculum template
D 2.1 - June 2015
by Kathy Sylva, Katharina Ereky-Stevens and Ana-Maria Aricescu.
The relations between structural quality and process quality in European early childhood education and care provisions: Secondary analyses of large scale studies in five countries
D 2.2 - June 2016
By Pauline Slot, Marja-Kristiina Lerkkanen and Paul Leseman.
Multiple case study in seven European countries regarding culture-sensitive classroom quality assessment
D 2.3 - June 2016
by Pauline Slot, Joana Cadima, Jenni Salminen, Giulia Pastori, Marja-Kristiina Lerkkanen.
Integrative Report on a culture-sensitive quality and curriculum framework
D 2.4 - October 2016
by Kathy Sylva, Giulia Pastori, Marja-Kristiina Lerkkanen, Katharina Ereky-Stevens and Pauline Slot.
Professional Development: impact and Innovation
Comparative review of professional development approaches
D 3.1 - June 2015
by Bente Jensen, Rosa Lisa Iannone, Susanna Mantovani,Chiara Bove, Malgorzata Karwowska Struczyk and Olga Wyslowska.
Professional Development and its Impact on Children in Early Childhood Education and Care: A Meta-Analysis based on European Studies
D 3.2 - March 2016
by Peter Jensen and Astrid Würtz Rasmussen
Good practice case studies of professional development in three countries
D 3.3 - September 2016
by Chiara Bove, Susanna Mantovani, Bente Jensen, Malgorzata Karwowska-Struczyk and Olga Wysłowska.
Recommendations for common policy across the EU regarding professional development as an element of quality in ECEC and child wellbeing for all
D 3.4- September 2016
By Bente Jensen, Rosa Lisa Iannone, Susanna Mantovani , Chiara Bove and .Silvia Cescato
Impact of ECEC in short, medium & long-term
A review of research on the effects of early childhood education and care (ECEC) on children development
D 4.1 - June 2015
by Edward Melhuish, Katharina Ereky-Stevens, Konstantinos Petrogiannis, Anamaria Ariescu, Efthymia Penderi, Konstantina Rentzou, Alice Tawell, Martine Broekhuizen, Pauline Slot and Paul Leseman.
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Video: Edward Melhuish on the CARE review on the effects of ECEC on child development
Effects of ECEC on academic outcomes in literacy and mathematics: Meta-analysis of European longitudinal studies
D 4.2 - May 2016
by Hannah Ulferts and Yvonne Anders.
Video: Hannah Ulferts on the European meta-analysis of the effects of ECEC on academic outcomes
Overview of quality monitoring systems and results of moderator analysis
D 4.3 - 2016
by Elisabeth Resa, Katharina Ereky-Stevens, Nadine Wieduwilt, Efthymia Penderi, Yvonne Anders, Konstantinos Petrogiannis and Edward Melhuish.
Socioeconomic aspects of ECEC
The Socio-Economic Dimension of Early Childhood Education and Care in Europe
D 5.1 - 2015
by Yusuf Emre Akgündüz, Özgün Ünver, Janneke Plantenga, Ides Nicaise.
Inclusiveness of Early Childhood Education and Care: Seven Case Studies across Europe
D 5.2.1 - 2016
By Özgün Ünver and Ides Nicaise
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Accessibility and use of early childhood education and care: a comparative analysis of 34 European countries
D 5.2.2 - 2016
By Özgün Ünver, Tuba Bircan and Ides Nicaise
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A Cost-Benefit Analysis of Universal Preschool Education
D 5.4 - August 2016: Report on costs-benefits estimations of ECEC
By Thomas van Huizen, Lisa Dumhs & Janneke Plantenga.
European Indicators of Quality and Wellbeing in ECEC
Initial framework for evaluating and monitoring ECEC quality and wellbeing
D 6.1 - September 2015
by Moser, T., Melhuish, E., Petrogiannis, K., Pastori, G., Slot, P., & Leseman, P.
Video: Thomas Moser: What is quality? what does well being mean to you?
Stakeholders study: Values, beliefs and concerns of parents, staff and policy representatives regarding ECEC services in nine European countries: First report on parents
D 6.2 - June 2015
by Martine Broekhuizen, Paul Leseman, Thomas Moser, Karin van Trijp.
European Framework of Quality and Wellbeing Indicators
D 6.3 - February 2017
by Thomas Moser, Paul Leseman, Edward Melhuish, Martine Broekhuizen and Pauline Slot
CARE Dissemination kit
