The SAGE handbook of early childhood policy / edited by Linda Miller, Claire Cameron, Carmen Dalli and Nancy Barbour.

Contributor(s): Miller, Linda [editor.] | Cameron, Claire [editor.] | Dalli, Carmen [editor.] | Barbour, Nancy E [editor.]Material type: TextTextSeries: Gale virtual reference libraryPublisher: Thousand Oaks, CA : SAGE Inc., 2018Description: 1 online resourceContent type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781473926578; 1473926572; 9781526402004; 1526402009; 9781526415677; 1526415674; 1526415690; 9781526415691; 9781786847164; 1786847167Subject(s): Child welfare -- Government policy | Child care -- Government policy | Early childhood education -- Government policy | Child development | Education | Poverty | POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Security | POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Public Policy -- Social Services & Welfare | Early childhood education -- Government policy | Child welfare -- Government policy | Child care -- Government policy | Child development | Education | PovertyGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: SAGE handbook of early childhood policy.DDC classification: 362.7 LOC classification: HV713 | .S24 2018ebOnline resources: EBSCOhost
Contents:
Cover; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Notes on the Editors and Contributors; Introduction: Exploring the Landscape of Early Childhood Policy; Part I: The Relationship Between Research, Policy and Practice: Regional and Country Case Studies; Chapter 1: Scientific Advice, Policy Formation and Early Childhood Education and Care in the EU: The Intersection of Research, Policy and Practice; Chapter 2: Early Childhood Policies in India: A Historical Analysis; Chapter 3: An Incomplete Revolution? Changes and Challenges within German Early Childhood Education and Care Policy.
Chapter 4: A Danish Perspective on Issues in Early Childhood Education and Care Policy; Chapter 5: The Relationship between Early Childhood and Primary Education in France and Sweden: A Policy Focus; Chapter 6: Early Childhood Policy in East Asia and the Asia Pacific Region, with Reference to Myanmar; Chapter 7: Implementing Free Early Childhood Education in a Completely Privatised Market: A Case Study of Hong Kong; Chapter 8: US Early Childhood Policy: Towards a More Coherent Early Childhood Policy in the US.
Chapter 9: Documenting Early Childhood Policy in Aotearoa New Zealand: Political and Personal Stories; Chapter 10: Early Childhood Policy in China; Chapter 11: Highlights and Shadows in ECEC Policy in Latin America and the Caribbean; Part II: Equitable Early Childhood Services: Intervention to Improve Children's Life Chances; Chapter 12: Equitable Early Childhood Services: Intervention to Improve Children's Life Chances in South Africa; Chapter 13: Scaling-up Early Learning as a Sustainable Development Priority: A Case Study of Ethiopia.
Chapter 14: Doing More with Less: Innovations in Early Childhood Development from Low-resource Contexts; Chapter 15: What Place for 'Care' in Early Childhood Policy?; Chapter 16: Early Childhood Education and Care: Poverty and Access -- Perspectives from England; Chapter 17: School Readiness; Chapter 18: Educare: A Model for US Early Childhood Services; Part III: Extending Practice: The Role of Early Childhood Services in Family Support; Chapter 19: A Childcare Social Enterprise: The London Early Years Foundation Model.
Chapter 20: Supporting Young HIV-AIDS Survivors and Disabled Children in Family Households in Rural South Africa: The Isibindi Model; Chapter 21: Children in Care in Early Childhood; Chapter 22: Community-based Family Support: Lessons from Sure Start; Chapter 23: The Role of the Health Sector in Promoting Well-being in Early Childhood; Part IV: Participation, Rights and Diversity; Chapter 24: Supporting (Super)Diversity in Early Childhood Settings; Chapter 25: Challenges of Practicing Democracy in Polish Preschools.
Chapter 26: Te Kōhanga Reo: Early Childhood Education and the Politics of Language and Cultural Maintenance in Aotearoa, New Zealand -- A Personal-political Story.
Summary: The SAGE Handbook of Early Childhood Policy draws critical attention to policy in Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) its relationship to service provision and its impact on the lives of children and families.
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Cover; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Notes on the Editors and Contributors; Introduction: Exploring the Landscape of Early Childhood Policy; Part I: The Relationship Between Research, Policy and Practice: Regional and Country Case Studies; Chapter 1: Scientific Advice, Policy Formation and Early Childhood Education and Care in the EU: The Intersection of Research, Policy and Practice; Chapter 2: Early Childhood Policies in India: A Historical Analysis; Chapter 3: An Incomplete Revolution? Changes and Challenges within German Early Childhood Education and Care Policy.

Chapter 4: A Danish Perspective on Issues in Early Childhood Education and Care Policy; Chapter 5: The Relationship between Early Childhood and Primary Education in France and Sweden: A Policy Focus; Chapter 6: Early Childhood Policy in East Asia and the Asia Pacific Region, with Reference to Myanmar; Chapter 7: Implementing Free Early Childhood Education in a Completely Privatised Market: A Case Study of Hong Kong; Chapter 8: US Early Childhood Policy: Towards a More Coherent Early Childhood Policy in the US.

Chapter 9: Documenting Early Childhood Policy in Aotearoa New Zealand: Political and Personal Stories; Chapter 10: Early Childhood Policy in China; Chapter 11: Highlights and Shadows in ECEC Policy in Latin America and the Caribbean; Part II: Equitable Early Childhood Services: Intervention to Improve Children's Life Chances; Chapter 12: Equitable Early Childhood Services: Intervention to Improve Children's Life Chances in South Africa; Chapter 13: Scaling-up Early Learning as a Sustainable Development Priority: A Case Study of Ethiopia.

Chapter 14: Doing More with Less: Innovations in Early Childhood Development from Low-resource Contexts; Chapter 15: What Place for 'Care' in Early Childhood Policy?; Chapter 16: Early Childhood Education and Care: Poverty and Access -- Perspectives from England; Chapter 17: School Readiness; Chapter 18: Educare: A Model for US Early Childhood Services; Part III: Extending Practice: The Role of Early Childhood Services in Family Support; Chapter 19: A Childcare Social Enterprise: The London Early Years Foundation Model.

Chapter 20: Supporting Young HIV-AIDS Survivors and Disabled Children in Family Households in Rural South Africa: The Isibindi Model; Chapter 21: Children in Care in Early Childhood; Chapter 22: Community-based Family Support: Lessons from Sure Start; Chapter 23: The Role of the Health Sector in Promoting Well-being in Early Childhood; Part IV: Participation, Rights and Diversity; Chapter 24: Supporting (Super)Diversity in Early Childhood Settings; Chapter 25: Challenges of Practicing Democracy in Polish Preschools.

Chapter 26: Te Kōhanga Reo: Early Childhood Education and the Politics of Language and Cultural Maintenance in Aotearoa, New Zealand -- A Personal-political Story.

The SAGE Handbook of Early Childhood Policy draws critical attention to policy in Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) its relationship to service provision and its impact on the lives of children and families.

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