Early childhood education and care 2014

This executive summary succinctly explains the main contents of the 'Key data on early childhood education and care in Europe', 2014 edition, a report published by Eurydice jointly with Eurostat in June 2014 and elaborated in conjunction with the thematic working group on Early Childhood Education and Care under the auspices of the European Commission. The Eurydice report and the thematic working group report published in October 2014 which is entitled 'Proposal for key principles of a quality framework for early childhood education and care', were drafted in close cooperation with each other. The common areas addressed mean that these two timely reports are complementary giving the reader a comprehensive understanding of this specific policy area