EarlyChildhoodEducationandCareinEuropeTackling.pptVIP

Seminar to mark the 25th anniversary of Eurydice, Round table, 13 October 2005 “Pre-primary education has the highest returns in terms of the social adaptation of children. Member States should invest more in pre-primary education as an effective means to establish the basis for further learning, preventing school drop-out, increasing equity of outcomes and overall skill levels”Commission Communication ‘Efficiency and Equity in European Education and Training Systems’ (September 2006) Discusses publicly subsidised and accredited provision for children under compulsory school age Defines