Strengthening Early Childhood Education and Care in Luxembourg

Abbreviations and acronyms

AIM	Access and Inclusion Model (programme in Ireland)
AREG	Regional officers (agents régionaux)
ASFT	ASFT Act (Loi du 8 septembre 1998 réglant les relations entre l’Etat et les organismes oeuvrant dans les domaines social, familial et thérapeutique)
C1	Proficient level from the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages Competence
CBR	Country Background Report
COVID-19	Coronavirus disease
CPD	Continuous professional development
CSA	Voucher scheme (chèques-service accueil)
EC	European Commission
ECEC	Early Childhood Education and Care
ENA	École Nationale pour Adultes
ESCS	PISA index of economic, social and cultural status
EYPP	Early Years Pupil Premium (programme in England)
FEDAS	Fédération des Acteurs du Secteur Social au Luxembourg
GDP	Gross Domestic Product
IFEN	National Institute for Continuous Professional Development (Institut de Formation de l'Éducation Nationale)
ISCED	International Standard Classification of Education
ITM	Institut du Travail et des Mines
LTPES	Lycée Technique pour Professions Educatives et Sociales
MENJE	Ministry of Education, Childhood and Youth (Ministère de l’Éducation nationale, de l’Enfance et de la Jeunesse)
OECD	Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
PISA	OECD Programme for International Student Assessment
PPP	Purchasing Power Parity
SCRIPT	Service for Co-ordination of Research and Innovation in Pedagogy and Technologies (Service de Co‑ordination de la Recherche et de l'Innovation pédagogiques et technologiques)
SEA	Centre-based settings in the non-formal sector (service d’éducation et d’accueil)
SNJ	National Youth Service (Service National de la Jeunesse)
SPARK	Singapore Preschool Accreditation Framework
TALIS	OECD Teaching and Learning International Survey
USD	United States Dollar