6 OECD and EU The right of all children to affordable, high-quality ECEC is affirmed by the European Pillar of Social Rights, in line with the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the EU, which recognises education as a right, and the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child and UN Sustainable Development Goal 4.2, which ensures access to quality early childhood development, care, and pre-primary educ. [...] A nationwide randomised controlled trial conducted in Bulgaria in 2014-2015, in collaboration with a local NGO and the World Bank, aimed to understand the reasons behind the kindergarten attendance gap between Roma and Bulgarian children: 1) lack of awareness about kindergartens, how to enrol, and their benefits; 2) inability to afford the fees; and 3) reluctance to enrol for other reasons (Volen. [...] A 2019 evaluation undertaken just before and shortly after the introduction of the package found that the majority of services were prepared for the transition and were generally able to meet the needs of vulnerable children, including Indigenous children and those from CALD backgrounds (Baxter et al., 2019). [...] The CALD Outreach Initiative focuses on addressing barriers to kindergarten access and participation for CALD children and their families, supporting children’s transition to school, and assisting with ongoing engagement and participation in education (Office of the Premier of Victoria, 2023). [...] Brazil Key family and education policy approaches The Fund for the Maintenance and Development of Basic Education and the Valorisation of Education Professionals (FUNDEB).
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Table of Contents
- Project background 3
- Summary of findings 4
- Policy scan methodology 5
- OECD and EU 7
- Roma children in Europe 9
- Removing fees helps to increase access 9
- Importance of hiring and training Roma teaching staff 9
- Support for reading at home improves ECEC attendance and outcomes 10
- Providing home-based support through community initiatives 10
- Canada 11
- Policy spotlight: The $10-per-day childcare programme 11
- Australia 12
- Make ECEC more affordable 12
- Improve inclusive practice in ECEC across the system 13
- Ensure ECEC is delivered in culturally appropriate ways 13
- New Zealand 14
- Policy spotlight: Promoting ECE participation among Pacific Island and Māori children 14
- Policy spotlight: Māori immersion 16
- Enablers of participation in kōhanga reo 16
- Factors affecting participation negatively 16
- Key learnings and policy implications 17
- Latin America 18
- Brazil 18
- Key family and education policy approaches 18
- ECEC-specific elements 18
- Outcomes 19
- Mexico 19
- Key family and education policy approaches and programmes 19
- ECEC-specific elements 19
- Costa Rica 19
- Key family and education policy approaches and programmes 19
- ECEC-specific elements 20
- Outcomes 20
- Conclusion 21
- Acknowledgments 21
- Bibliography 22
