The public provision of early childhood education has developed at different rates across individual countries over the past two centuries. This book provides t

Due to the demand for flexible working hours and employees who are available around the clock, the time patterns of childcare and schooling have increasingly be

This book explains the differences between European countries in the supply and forms of public child care and preschool provisions by reference to the historic

This book captures information about early childhood education and care (ECEC) policies and practices in different countries and aims to question the degree to

In a European context of rapidly expanding early education/ care provision for young children, the staffing of these services is a critical quality issue. What