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Direct linkCenter on the Developing Child at Harvard University, 2024
It is widely accepted that investing in early childhood helps build the foundations of a healthy, productive, and equitable society. Guided by that knowledge, a range of broad-based programs and targeted services make a significant difference for millions of children, yet a closer look at outcome data shows that some benefit greatly, some benefit…
Descriptors: Early Childhood Education, Child Development, Equal Education, Educational Discrimination
Peer reviewedAmy R. Liu; Rob J. Gruijters – Compare: A Journal of Comparative and International Education, 2025
Extensive research demonstrates the far-reaching impacts of early childhood development (ECD) interventions, including both pre-primary education (PPE) and in-home nurturing. At the same time, a limited understanding of inequalities in ECD exposure across groups of children in many countries poses a fundamental challenge to effective policymaking.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Social Differences, Child Development, Ethnicity
Download full textLesedi S. Matlala; Patrick Molokwane – South African Journal of Childhood Education, 2024
Background: Early childhood development (ECD) is pivotal in addressing educational inequality and reducing income disparities in South Africa. Government initiatives to integrate ECD into the education system underscore a positive trajectory. Aim: This study assesses the impact of relocating ECD to the Department of Basic Education (DBE) in South…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Equal Education, Early Childhood Education, Teacher Qualifications
Zhao, Yiran Vicky; Bhattacharjea, Suman; Alcott, Benjamin – Oxford Review of Education, 2023
There is near consensus that early childhood education and care (ECEC) is essential to children's early development. A common corollary is that early learning will be pivotal to helping redress inequities in educational outcomes. We examine whether this is true among rural communities in the Indian states of Assam, Rajasthan, and Telangana.…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Rural Areas, Early Childhood Education, Disadvantaged
Aceves, Lorena; Crowley, Daniel Max; Rincon, Brenda; Bravo, Diamond Y. – Society for Research in Child Development, 2022
The main goal of this social policy report is to propose a holistic approach for promoting developmental success among Latinx children and youth. This report highlights the need to 1) redefine success and 2) account for intersectional inequalities. First, the current demographic landscape of Latinx students is presented to showcase the variability…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Educational Change, Hispanic American Students, Child Development
Delhaxhe, Arlette; Motiejunaite, Akvile; Coghlan, Misia; Huart, Thierry; Manni, Gentile; Leseman, Paul P.M.; Crahay, Marcel – Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency, European Commission, 2009
This study explores the available cross-national data and national policies on early childhood education and care (later--ECEC) in Europe. Early childhood education and care in this study refers to publicly subsidised and accredited provision for children under compulsory school age. "Education" and "care" are combined in the…
Descriptors: Equal Education, Educational Quality, Foreign Countries, Comparative Analysis
