The public provision of early childhood education has developed at different rates across individual countries over the past two centuries. This book provides t

This book explains the differences between European countries in the supply and forms of public child care and preschool provisions by reference to the historic

Due to the demand for flexible working hours and employees who are available around the clock, the time patterns of childcare and schooling have increasingly be

This book captures information about early childhood education and care (ECEC) policies and practices in different countries and aims to question the degree to

This study explores the available cross-national data and national policies on early childhood education and care ... in Europe.