Researchers associated with European Platform for Investing in Children have authored a number of policy briefs relating to family and child well-being. The topics covered include the impact of the financial crisis on childcare, children with special educational needs, and parental leave arrangements, among others. The briefs are all available as a PDF download on the EPIC website.
Quality and impact of Centre-based Early Childhood Education and Care
This policy brief discusses the understanding and impact of quality in childcare provision in the European Union (EU). It looks at the dynamics of how quality is understood and measured, and the landscape of certain quality indicators across EU Member States.
Education of migrant children: Education policy responses for the inclusion of migrant children in Europe
This policy brief investigates policies relevant to the education of migrant children across the EU. It also discusses the challenges facing children with a migrant background, and the individual and societal benefits to addressing such challenges. It outlines the main challenges facing migrant children in schools across Europe, and the existing policy options that aim to redress the disparities in educational outcomes between native children and children with a migrant background.
The Role of the European Social Fund in Supporting Childcare Provision in the European Union
This policy brief discusses the role that the European Social Fund (ESF) plays in supporting childcare provision in the European Union (EU). Specifically, this brief looks at some of the Operational Programmes from the current funding cycle (2014–2020) which incorporate an element of childcare into their plans. In addition, this policy brief categorises and compiles different examples of ESF funded projects from across the EU, which relate to childcare, from the previous 2007–2013 funding cycle, with the aim of encouraging new applicants to access the ESF.
Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) and its long-term effects on educational and labour market outcomes
This brief discusses reasons for between country differences in ECEC participation, and how this relates to between country differences in outcomes related to ECEC participation. Differences in ECEC implementation among European countries can be described in terms of the number of hours that are offered, the age at which entitlement starts, the type of ECEC care in different European countries, and the costs for parents. It describes various outcomes of ECEC (educational and labour market outcomes, long-term economic and social-economic outcomes) and how these outcomes are related to policy choices in the implementation of ECEC.
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