Engaging Young Children

List of abbreviations

BA	Bachelor’s degree
CARE	Curriculum and Quality Analysis and Impact Review of European Early Childhood Education and Care
CIS	Caregiver Interaction Scales
CLASS	Classroom Assessment Scoring System
EACEA	Education, Audio-visual and Culture Executive Agency
EC	European Commission
ECE	Early childhood education
ECEC	Early childhood education and care
ECERS	Early Childhood Education Rating Scale
ELLCO	Early Literacy and Language Classroom Observation
ERS	Environment Rating Scales
EU	European Union
Eurydice Network	Education Information Network in Europe
FCCERS	Family Child Care Environment Rating Scale
ISCED	International Standard Classification of Education, including ISCED 01 for programmes designed for children aged 0‑2 and ISCED 02 for programmes designed for children aged 3‑5
ITERS	Infant and Toddler Environment Rating Scale
MDG	United Nations Millennium Development Goals
NICHD	National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
OECD	Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
ORCE	Observational Record of the Caregiving Environment
Pre-K	Pre-kindergarten
QRIS	Quality Monitoring and Rating Improvement Systems
SDG	United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
US	United States