Starting Strong (Early Childhood Education and Care) Network

Objective

The Network supports the mandate of the Education Policy Committee to assist countries to develop effective and efficient policies for education and learning to meet individual, social, cultural and economic objectives.  The network aims to support the development of effective and efficient approaches and good practice in the field of early childhood education and care (ECEC) policy in participating countries by:
• Developing, sharing and disseminating information on experience, research and good practice of country experiences in the field;
• Serving as a clearing house of new policy research in the field and identifying new areas for fruitful policy research and analysis; 
• Identifying data development needs and contributing to the development of methodology for  developing such data;
• Organising workshops on selected policy themes; and
• Facilitating contacts among researchers, policy-makers and practitioners and among other international networks in related fields.

 

The Starting Strong Network was hosted by Kind en Gezin (Belgium) for the period January 2007- April 2008. The Network's current Chair is Mr. Karl Le Quesne (New Zealand), and the Vice-chair is Ms. Kari Jacobsen (Norway).

 

Meetings

• 1st Meeting: Policy on Diversity and Social Inclusion in Early Childhood Education and Care - Brussels, Belgium, 20-21 June 2007
  • Agenda / Ordre du jour
  • Summary Record  / Compte-rendu
• 2nd Meeting: Beyond Regulation: Effective Quality Initiatives in Early Childhood Education and Care, Brussels, Belgium, 22-23 November 2007
  • Agenda / Ordre du jour
  • Summary Record 
• 3rd Meeting: Bridges in Pre-school Education: Parental Involvement and Curriculum Development, Lisbon, Portugal, 2-3 April 2008
  • Agenda 
• 4th Meeting: Assessment and Evaluation of Learning and Well-Being, OECD, Paris, 30-31 October 2008

Contacts

Ms. Deborah Roseveare (OECD, Head of Division)

Directorate for Education

Tel: +33 1 45 24 17 54
deborah.roseveare@oecd.org

Ms. Miho Taguma (OECD, Policy Analyst)

Directorate for Education

Tel: +33 1 45 24 92 65

miho.taguma@oecd.org

Ms. Sabrina Leonarduzzi (OECD, Assistant)

Directorate for Education

Tel: +33 1 45 24 92 77

sabrina.leonarduzzi@oecd.org

Ms. Nana Tatiboit (OECD, Assistant) (from March 2009)

Directorate for Education

Tel:: +33 1 45 24 91 66

nana.tatiboit@oecd.org