This dashboard presents the main characteristics of early childhood education and care (ECEC) programmes, including their typical starting age and duration, the number of children enrolled, the types of institutions in which they are provided, the authorities responsible for their regulatory frameworks, their educational features, and the qualifications required for teachers and teacher aides working in these programmes. It also presents the starting ages for different types of ECEC entitlements and requirements, including legal entitlement to a guaranteed place in ECEC, free provision, and compulsory education.
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Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) Systems
This dashboard displays the structure of Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) programmes and their respective attributes.