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ECEC around the World

ECEC around the World

The importance of early childhood education and care (ECEC) has attracted increasing global attention. Here we introduce a wide variety of information regarding preschool education practices, perspectives and policies from diverse countries and regions in Asia, Europe, Americas, and Oceania. Researchers and specialists from around the world have contributed with useful findings.

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Survey of the Impact of COVID-19 on the Life of Young Children and Elementary School Students (held in May 2020)
Japanese Longitudinal Study of Early Childhood Development and Parenting 2017-2018
[New Zealand] Te Whāriki 2017: a refreshed early childhood curriculum for New Zealand
[Japan] An Anthropologist's Perspective on 0-3 Early Childhood Care and Education
The 5th ECEC Research Conference "ECEC in Japan and around the World (2): The Strength of ECEC in Japan from a Comparison of ECEC in Four Countries"
[Japan] "Geijutsushi" at Day-care Centers

A Useful Comparison Table for Improving the Quality of ECEC--International Comparative Study on Free Preschool Education and Childcare (74th OMEP World Assembly and Conference) (2023/10/6)
[Aiming to Realize an Inclusive Society] Shared Practices with Specialists and Parents to Realize Inclusive Childcare (2023/5/19)
[Aiming to Realize an Inclusive Society] Providing Inclusive Childcare Means Offering a Wider Variety of Choices for Daily life to All Children (2023/5/12)
[South Korea] Current Situation and Issues of Inclusive Education for Preschool Children in South Korea - I (2023/4/28)
[Japan] "Keep On Playing!"--ICT utilization in ECEC (Part II) (2023/4/21)
[Japan] "Keep On Playing!"--ICT utilization in ECEC (Part I) (2023/4/14)
[Japan] Uketomeru (all-embracing) approach beyond the mimamoru (watch and wait) approach: ECEC practices at the Akita University-affiliated kindergarten - Part 3 (2023/2/24)
[Japan] Uketomeru (all-embracing) approach beyond the mimamoru (watch and wait) approach: ECEC practices at the Akita University-affiliated kindergarten - Part 2 (2023/2/17)
[Japan] Uketomeru (all-embracing) approach beyond the mimamoru (watch and wait) approach: ECEC practices at the Akita University-affiliated kindergarten - Part 1 (2023/2/10)
[Japan] The Activity of Reading Picture Books Together in ECEC Settings That Creates Interpersonal Interactions (2023/2/3)
[Japan] Why do Elementary and Junior High School Children in Akita Prefecture Have High Academic Ability?
Focusing on children's daily habits and preschool education in Akita (2022/11/25)
[Japan] Use of Tablets in Childcare and Its Future -- Use Led by Children (2022/11/04)
[Thailand] Guided Play with Outdoor Loose Parts: Ways to Promote Cooperative Play Behavior for Thai Kindergartners (2022/10/28)
[Japan/USA] Childcare Practices in Japan and the United States: A Comparative Study Focusing on "Feeding Practices" at Mealtime in ECEC Facilities (2022/10/21)
[Hong Kong] Culturally Responsive Approach to Teaching Chinese Language and Social-emotional Skills in Non-Chinese Speaking Children in Hong Kong (2022/10/7)
[Temperamental Children Documented in Preschool Field Notes] Part 6: Children and ECEC Settings in Local Communities (2022/9/2)
[Temperamental Children Documented in Preschool Field Notes] Part 5: Encounter with Otherness - Cross-Age Interactions and Conflicts (2022/8/26)
[Temperamental Children Documented in Preschool Field Notes] Part 4: Action Research on Environmental Configurations that Enhance Children's Interactions with Things (2022/7/29)
[Japan] Early Development of Mother-Infant Interaction in Tickling Play (2022/7/22)
[Temperamental Children Documented in Preschool Field Notes] Part 3: Children's interpersonal relationships that support their creativity (2022/7/8)
[Temperamental Children Documented in Preschool Field Notes] Part 2: Should we change a child's unique personality or the social situations surrounding the child? (2022/6/10)
[Temperamental Children Documented in Preschool Field Notes] Part 1: Children's idle time in the times of life "With-COVID-19" (2022/3/18)
[Japan] Expertise of ECEC Teachers Engaged in Care of Children with Special Needs (2022/3/11)
[Japan] The Need for Family Support from Night Nurseries (First Part) (2021/11/26)
[Japan] Use of Tablets in Childcare and Its Future - Use Led by Childcare Workers (2021/11/5)
[Japan] Use of AI Robots in ECEC: Young Children's Literacy and Cognition Towards Interactive AI Robots (2) (2021/10/29)
[Japan] Use of AI Robots in ECEC: Young Children's Literacy and Cognition Towards Interactive AI Robots (1) (2021/10/22)
[China] Grandparents' Co-parenting in Urban China and Its Influence on Parents and Children (2021/10/08)
[Japan] Sandpit Landscape Provides Children with Excitement and Pleasure: Designing a Schoolyard that Increases Attention and Learning (2021/10/01)
Something's Strange: Early Childhood Education (1) (2021/09/14)
[Japan] How ECEC should be in inclusive society; Thorough examination of the ECEC philosophies of Unauthorized Day Care Centers (UDCC) staff members (2021/07/30)
Why are Children Cheerful? (2021/07/02)
[China] Have Chinese Urban Children Spent More Time on Online Learning since the COVID-19 Pandemic? (2021/06/25)
Is Closing Schools Really Necessary? The Evidence Speaks (2021/05/28)
[Germany] Childcare in Munich, influenced by COVID-19 in 2020 (2021/04/23)
The 3rd Basic Survey on Early Childhood Education and Care in Japan (2021/03/19)
Survey of the Impact of COVID-19 on the Life of Young Children and Elementary School Students (held in May 2020) (2021/01/15)
Childcare Facilities Can't Avoid the Three Cs (2020/12/11)
[China] Online Early Childhood Education in China during COVID-19: Schools Close, but Children Keep Learning (2020/10/16)
Overview of the Survey of the Impact of COVID-19 on the Lives of Young Children and Elementary School Students (held in May 2020) (2020/10/09)
[Japan] How Preschoolers Perceive and Value Their Favorite Places to Play: Listening to Children's Voices Using the Mosaic Approach (2020/04/03)
Survey on Children's Everyday Life V (2020/03/27)
Japanese Longitudinal Study of Early Childhood Development and Parenting 2017-2018 (2020/03/19)
[UK] Early Year Child Education Policy in England: An Appeal to Single Mothers and Fathers (2020/02/19)
[Japan] Japan's Early Education and Child Care Departing from Their Foundations (2020/01/22)
[Japan] Young Children and the Arts in Japan: A View from Two American Teachers (2020/01/01)
[Malaysia] Early Childhood Education in Malaysia: A Comparison with Japan (2020/01/01)
[Japan] Parents' Perceptions Towards Free Preschool Education and Care: Regional Differences in Parents' Aspirations (Part II) (2019/08/30)
[Japan] Parents' Perceptions Towards Free Preschool Education and Care: Regional Differences in Parents' Aspirations (Part I) (2019/08/23)
The Wonder of a Two-Year-Old (2019/07/26)
[Finland] Emotional Skills Nurtured by Society as a Whole --Implications from Finnish Early Childhood Education System (2019/06/21)
[Japan] Play in Early Childhood Education (2019/04/26)
Research on Home Education from Early Childhood to Fourth Grade of Elementary School (Longitudinal Study) 1 (2019/03/29)
Research on Home Education from Early Childhood to Fourth Grade of Elementary School (Longitudinal Study) 2 (2019/03/29)
Research on Home Education from Early Childhood to Fourth Grade of Elementary School (Longitudinal Study) 3 (2019/03/29)
International Survey Research on Home Education in Early Childhood (2018/11/30)
[New Zealand] Intentional Teaching and Social-Emotional Skills in New Zealand (2018/09/07)
Preschool with Mixed-Age Childcare Fosters Empathy (2018/06/29)
[New Zealand] Te Whariki 2017: a refreshed early childhood curriculum for New Zealand (2018/04/27)
Beyond Leadership: The Why, What, Who and How of Education Diplomacy (2018/04/06)
Leadership Tasks in Early Childhood Education in Finland, Japan, and Singapore (2018/03/30)
[Japan] An Anthropologist's Perspective on 0-3 Early Childhood Care and Education (2018/02/23)
Early Childhood Play is a Decisive Factor in Life (2017/12/15)
[Finland] Home Visit Survey in Finland: Children playing cheerfully and freely - a work-life balance to support childrearing by parents--Current Situation Regarding Children's "Attitudes of Learning to Learn" (6) (2017/09/29)
[Finalnd] Early Childhood Education in Finland: Esikoulu that Helps the Transition from a Daycare Center to Elementary School--Current Situation Regarding Children's "Attitudes of Learning to Learn" (5) (2017/08/25)
[Indonesia] Child Rearing Emphasizing on Discipline and Education in Jakarta--Current Situation Regarding Children's "Attitudes of Learning to Learn" (4) (2017/07/28)
[Creating Childcare Environments] Technique 06: How to understand the meaning and value of the shape of things through the construction of custom-made childcare facilities--Example of a German kindergarten (2017/07/07)
[Indonesia] Kindergartens in Indonesia that nurture religious values and independence through early childhood education--Current Situation Regarding Children's "Attitudes of Learning to Learn" (3) (2017/06/30)
[Creating Childcare Environments] Technique 05: Fostering children's emotional development in childcare environments by providing "real things" (2017/06/02)
[China] Chinese mothers being torn between relaxed childrearing and preparation for elementary school--Current Situation Regarding Children's "Attitudes of Learning to Learn" (2) (2017/05/26)
[Creating Childcare Environments] Technique 04: The value of outdoor environments in Denmark (2017/05/12)
[China] Kindergartens in rapidly changing Chinese societies--Current Situation Regarding Children's "Attitudes of Learning to Learn" (1) (2017/04/28)
[Creating Childcare Environments] Technique 03: Technique to change childcare environments (2017/04/21)
[Germany, Japan] Practices of collective addressing? Observations on the "programme" in a Japanese child day-care centre from a German research perspective (2017/03/17)
[Creating Childcare Environments] Technique 02: Building a broad personal network through the creation of childcare environments (2017/02/24)
[Finland, Japan] Key elements of Finnish ECEC in Japanese ECEC --Sameness and difference in ECEC beyond culture (2017/02/10)
[Creating Childcare Environments] Technique 01: How to capture childcare environments--examples of Japan and Sweden (2017/01/20)
Research on Home Education from Early Childhood to First Grade of Elementary School (Longitudinal Survey) (2016/11/18)
[Laos] The system, policies, current situation and issues of ECCE in Laos (2016/08/19)
The 5th ECEC Research Conference Panel Discussion: What is Required Now in the Field of ECEC in Japan (2016/04/22)
[Japan] To Continue and Further Develop Effective Activities to Foster 21st Century Skills through Play (2016/04/15)
[Turkey] Basic Data (2016/02/19)
[Philippines] Basic Data (2016/02/19)
[Indonesia] Male Teachers in Indonesian ECE (2016/02/12)
The 5th ECEC Research Conference "ECEC in Japan and around the World (2): The Strength of ECEC in Japan from a Comparison of ECEC in Four Countries" (2015/12/18)
[Italy] Basic Data (2015/10/23)
[France] Basic Data (2015/10/23)
[Netherlands] Basic Data (2015/10/23)
[Spain] Basic Data (2015/10/23)
[New Zealand] Basic Data (2015/10/23)
[Bangladesh] Basic Data (2015/10/02)
[India] Basic Data (2015/10/02)
[Russia] Basic Data (2015/10/02)
[Thailand] Basic Data (2015/10/02)
The 4th ECEC Research Conference Panel Discussion: Reviewing Japan's ECEC based on the Practice and Assessments in Other Countries (2015/08/07)
The 4th ECEC Research Conference "ECEC in Japan and around the World: Seeking Learning in Play" (2015/05/11)
Comments on the Survey Report on Home Education from Early Childhood to First Grade of Elementary School (2015/04/24)
[Research on Home Education from Early Childhood to First Grade of Elementary School] Chapter 3. Essential Factors to Cultivate Learning (2015/04/17)
[Research on Home Education from Early Childhood to First Grade of Elementary School] Chapter 2. Parents' Involvement in Children's Learning (2015/04/10)
[Germany] Interaction Between Teachers and Children: Free Play (2015/01/23)
[USA] Teaching Strategies GOLDR: Assessment for Development and Learning of Young Children (2014/12/05)
[Research on Home Education from Early Childhood to First Grade of Elementary School] Chapter 1. Development of Children's Learning Attitude (2014/11/07)
Research on Home Education from Early Childhood to First Grade of Elementary School (survey outline) (2014/11/07)
[Japan] "Geijutsushi" at Day-care Centers (2014/08/29)
[Hong-Kong] Child Support System in Hong Kong and the Implementation of a Comprehensive Pre-Primary Education Part 2 (2014/08/08)
[Hong-Kong] Child Support System in Hong Kong and the Implementation of a Comprehensive Pre-Primary Education Part 1 (2014/08/01)
[New Zealand] Overview and Recent Issues of New Zealand Early Childhood Education Curriculum (Te Wh?riki) (2014/07/18)
[Australia] Early Years Learning Framework in Australia (2014/04/04)
The 3rd ECEC Research Conference "Child Care that Improves the Quality of Play" (2014/03/28)
[Senegal] Pre-school education in Senegal (2014/01/24)
[Senegal] Basic Data (2014/01/24)
[Japan] Development of materials for sociodramatic play to foster sociality: an introduction to the "Town Play Kit" (2014/01/10)
The Ninth Child Science Exchange Program in East Asia: The Second ECEC Research Conference (2013/12/17)
Basic Survey on Early Childhood Education and Child Care II (excerpt) (2013/12/06)
1st ECEC Research Conference "The Challenges and Prospects of ECEC in Japan" (2013/11/08)
[Sweden] Theoretical Based Learning activities in Early Childhood Education and Care (2013/10/25)
[India] Early childhood care and education in India (2013/10/11)
[Brazil] Basic Data (2013/09/17)
[Japan] Cultivating Young Children's Emergent Implicit Learning through Play Activities in Early Childhood Education and Care 2: Teachers' outlook on play linked to children's emergent implicit learning (2013/08/09)
[Japan] Cultivating Young Children's Emergent Implicit Learning through Play Activities in Early Childhood Education and Care 1: Emergent implicit learning is the foundation for lifelong learning (2013/08/02)
[Brazil] Early Childhood Education in Brazil (2013/07/26)
Child Care and Child Development (2013/06/28)
[Bangladesh] Universal Pre-Primary Education in Bangladesh - Part 2 (2013/04/12)
[Bangladesh] Universal Pre-Primary Education in Bangladesh - Part 1 (2013/04/05)
[Russia] Contemporary tendency of infants and childcare in the Russian Federation (2013/03/15)
[Nepal] National plan and policies for Early Childhood Education and Care in Nepal (2013/03/08)
[Malaysia] Early Education and Development in Malaysia: Issues and Challenges in Providing a Framework for a Multiethnic Society (2013/03/01)
[Norway] Kindergartens in Norway - From care for the few to an universal right for all children Part3 (2013/02/15)
[Norway] Kindergartens in Norway - From care for the few to an universal right for all children Part2 (2013/02/08)
[Norway] Kindergartens in Norway - From care for the few to an universal right for all children Part1 (2013/02/01)
Survey of the Influence of the Great East Japan Earthquake on Child-rearing II (2012/12/21)
[Indonesia] ECCE in Indonesia: Policy and Challenges - Part 2 (2012/10/12)
[Indonesia] ECCE in Indonesia: Policy and Challenges - Part 1 (2012/09/28)
[UK] Childminding in England today: focusing on quality assurance system of childcare services (2012/09/14)
[USA] High Turnover among Early Childhood Educators in the United States (2012/08/17)
[Nepal] Preschool Education in Nepal (2012/08/03)
[Australia] Australian Early Childhood Education and Care Reform: A Child, Gender and Business Case (2012/05/25)
[Indonesia] The Development of Early Childhood Education in Indonesia (2012/03/09)
[Japan] The Culture of Japanese Preschool Teaching (2011/12/22)
[Japan, China, USA] The Preschool in Three Cultures Studies (2011/12/09)
Managing Fears and Worries in Early Childhood (2011/07/15)
[UNESCO] Report of the UNESCO "World Conference on Early Childhood Care and Education" (2011/06/24)
[Japan, China] Training Child Care Specialists in Japan and China: Current Situation and Issues (2011/05/13)
[China] 3L Education at Baxueyuan: A Documentary on Baxueyuan (2011/02/10)
Survey of Father's Views on Childrearing in Japan II - Wishing to be ikumen: The Ideal and Reality of Young Japanese Fathers (2011/01/01)
[Hungary] A Successful Kindergarten Model in Hungary (2010/11/26)
[Singapore] Childrearing Support Systems of Singapore (2010/09/17)
[Vietnam] Trends in Early Childhood Education in Vietnam--The "Socialization of Education" and the Management of Disparity (2010/05/21)
[China] Current Conditions of Child Education Based on My Son's Experience at an Elite Kindergarten in Beijing (2010/04/16)
[Japan] Parental Evaluation of Institutionalized Childcare: Survey Results from Japan (2010/01/01)
Survey of Father's Views on Childrearing in Japan - A Comparative Study of Fathers in Four Asian Cities: Ikumen in Tokyo, Seoul, Beijing, and Shanghai (2010/01/01)
[Australia] Early Childhood Education and Care in Australia (2009/12/18)
[Japan] Touching and Being Touched (2009/11/20)
[Republic of Korea] Places for Educating and Caring for Young Children in Korea: Where are our children edu-cared (2009/10/23)
[Japan] Child Centered Education: Cultural differences that Affect Childcare Practices (2009/09/25)
[USA] Conflict and Cooperation during Early Childhood (2009/09/25)
[Canada] The Early Years of Children in Ontario, Canada (2009/09/25)
[Germany] Female Employment and Institutionalized Childcare in Germany (2009/09/25)
[Hungary] Early Childhood Foreign Language Education in Hungary (2009/09/25)
[Australia] Basic Data (2009/01/01)
[Hungary] Basic Data (2009/01/01)
[Germany] Basic Data (2009/01/01)
[UK] Basic Data (2009/01/01)
[Denmark] Basic Data (2009/01/01)
[Norway] Basic Data (2009/01/01)
[Finland] Basic Data (2009/01/01)
[Sweden] Basic Data (2009/01/01)
[Canada] Basic Data (2009/01/01)
[USA] Basic Data (2009/01/01)
[Taiwan] Basic Data (2009/01/01)
[Hong Kong] Basic Data (2009/01/01)
[Vietnam] Basic Data (2009/01/01)
[Indonesia] Basic Data (2009/01/01)
[Malaysia] Basic Data (2009/01/01)
[Singapore] Basic Data (2009/01/01)
[Republic of Korea] Basic Data (2009/01/01)
[China] Basic Data (2009/01/01)
[Japan] Basic Data (2009/01/01)
[China] Studies in Preschool Education: Development of Children's Early Addition Strategies and Its Implications for Education (2008/01/01)
[China, USA] Studies in Preschool Education: Communication Conflicts and Management in American and Chinese Children (2008/01/01)
[China] Studies in Preschool Education: Government Responsibility Guarantees Preschool Education Development (2008/01/01)
The New Playground for Preschoolers and Parents (2008/01/01)
"First Time Parenting" Survey in Japan I (Excerpts) - Part III. (2007/01/01)
5. Balancing work and family during pregnancy and child-rearing / 6. QOL during pregnancy/child-caring period (2007/01/01)
"First Time Parenting" Survey in Japan I (Excerpts) - Part II. (2007/01/01)
3. Child-rearing and the relationship of husband and wife / 4. Child-rearing environment (2007/01/01)
"First Time Parenting" Survey in Japan I (Excerpts) - Part I. (2007/01/01)
Research Outline / Introduction / 1. Actual conditions of pregnancy and delivery / 2. Attitude and awareness toward parenting (2007/01/01)
Thoughts on Kodomogaku in University Education (2006/05/26)
Survey of Father's Views on Childrearing in Japan I - Chapter 3: Fathers Reconciling Work and Family (2006/01/01)
Survey of Father's Views on Childrearing in Japan I - Chapter 2: Fathers' Views on Child-rearing, Education and Family (excerpt) (2006/01/01)
Survey of Father's Views on Childrearing in Japan I - Chapter 1: The Relationship with Their Partners and Children (excerpt) (2006/01/01)
Survey of Fathers' Views on Childrearing in Japan I - Research Design Outline (2006/01/01)
Re-conceptualizing Early Childhood Education - From Asian View (2005/01/01)
Basic Survey on Child Rearing in Japan II (Summary of Chapter 2) (2002/01/01)
[Japan] Diversity and Change in Japanese Preschools: Directors' Views on the Topic of Individualization (2001/01/01)
The NICHD Study of Early Child Care 3 (2000/01/01)
The NICHD Study of Early Child Care 2 (2000/01/01)
The NICHD Study of Early Child Care 1 (2000/01/01)
The NICHD Study of Early Child Care（Index） (2000/01/01)
Questionnaire on Daily Life of Children in Japan II Chapter Three: Father's Involvement (2000/01/01)
Questionnaire on Daily Life of Children in Japan II Chapter One: Daily Life of Children (2000/01/01)
Questionnaire on Daily Life of Children in Japan II Summary (2000/01/01)
Questionnaire on Daily Life of Children in Japan II Survey Outline (2000/01/01)
Questionnaire on Daily Life of Children in Japan II Introduction (2000/01/01)
Questionnaire on Daily Life of Children in Japan II（Index） (2000/01/01)
Basic Survey on Child Rearing in Japan I - 5 (1997/01/01)
Basic Survey on Child Rearing in Japan I - 4 (1997/01/01)
Basic Survey on Child Rearing in Japan I - 3 (1997/01/01)
Basic Survey on Child Rearing in Japan I - 2 (1997/01/01)
Basic Survey on Child Rearing in Japan I - 1 (1997/01/01)