Starting Strong (Early Childhood Education and Care) Network

The Network upholds 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 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 Dr. Jacqueline Jones (United States).

 

Norway-OECD High-level Roundtable, Oslo, 23-34 January 2012
“Starting Strong: Implementing Policies for High Quality Early Childhood Education and Care”

• 10th Meeting: Advancing Research in ECEC, Oslo, 25 January 2012
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• 9th Meeting: Family and Community Engagement, OECD, Paris 4-5 July 2011
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• 8th Meeting: Standards, Curriculum and Pedagogy, OECD, Paris 6-7 December 2010
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• 7th Meeting: Financing ECEC Services, OECD, Paris 21-22 June 2010
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• 6th Meeting: Integration of Education and Care in ECEC, OECD, Paris 7-8 December 2009
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• 5th Meeting: Workforce, Qualifications and Development, OECD, Paris, 11-12 May 2009
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• 4th Meeting: Assessment and Evaluation of Learning and Well-Being, OECD, Paris, 30-31 October 2008
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• 3rd Meeting: Bridges in Pre-school Education: Parental Involvement and Curriculum Development, Lisbon, Portugal, 2-3 April 2008
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• 2nd Meeting: Beyond Regulation: Effective Quality Initiatives in Early Childhood Education and Care, Brussels, Belgium, 22-23 November 2007
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• 1st Meeting: Policy on Diversity and Social Inclusion in Early Childhood Education and Care - Brussels, Belgium, 20-21 June 2007
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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. Kelly Makowiecki (OECD, Assistant)
Directorate for Education
Tel: +33 1 45 24 80 71
kelly.makowiecki@oecd.org