Springer Open | International Journal of Child Care and Education Policy
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Springer Open launched in June 2010, includes Springer's portfolio of 200+ peer-reviewed fully open access journals across all areas of science. This journal disseminates research and analysis regarding major issues of child care and education policy relating to young children and their families to a broad international readership, including policymakers, researchers, and practitioners.
Springer Open | International Journal of Child Care and Education Policy
4M ago
The staff shortages in the early childhood education and care (ECEC) sector in Germany are an important issue. They impact centres that are forced to close earlier, shut down entire groups or are unable to ope ..read more
Springer Open | International Journal of Child Care and Education Policy
4M ago
Springer Open | International Journal of Child Care and Education Policy
4M ago
This article investigates Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic. The focus is on ECEC leaders’ perceptions of team leadership during the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany ..read more
Springer Open | International Journal of Child Care and Education Policy
4M ago
This article analyses the theoretical, practical, and political interpretations of multi-professional teamwork in Finnish early childhood education and care during the last two decades. A semi-systematic appro ..read more
Springer Open | International Journal of Child Care and Education Policy
5M ago
Quality improvement strategies largely focus on lead teachers’ qualifications with little regard to their work environment, while also overlooking a significant segment of the workforce—assistant teachers. Ear ..read more
Springer Open | International Journal of Child Care and Education Policy
6M ago
In the United States, state-funded preschool is a critical component of both K-12 public education and the early childhood education and care system. In 2021, 44 states and the District of Columbia operated 63 ..read more
Springer Open | International Journal of Child Care and Education Policy
7M ago
International kindergartens, which offer an immersive dual-language (English and Chinese) environment, are popular among middle-class families in Hong Kong. The international learning and teaching environment ..read more
Springer Open | International Journal of Child Care and Education Policy
11M ago
The marketisation and privatisation of welfare services such as early childhood education and care (ECEC) have been a global trend in recent decades. Earlier research suggests that market-based ECEC provision ..read more
Springer Open | International Journal of Child Care and Education Policy
1y ago
This study used the Ladson-Billings culturally relevant pedagogical approach to understanding non-indigenous preschool teachers’ multicultural literacy and practices in indigenous areas. Through purposive samp ..read more
Springer Open | International Journal of Child Care and Education Policy
1y ago
Investments in early childhood care and education (ECCE) have contributed to a growing demand for internationally comparable data. Yet data on access to quality ECCE are not routinely collected in many countri ..read more