The progress of the ECEC Portal

ECEC Network 22 nd of June, 2010 Ineke Litjens Directorate for Education Education and Training Policy Division

The ECEC Portal

• What is the ECEC Portal?

• The purpose • Plans for the Portal • The structure of the Portal: progress to date • Incorporating data and data collection • Outputs • Further steps

What is the ECEC Portal?

• Not a database: a portal that points to available qualitative and quantitative information/data on ECEC across countries • Includes 8 sections (topics) • Per section: a range of indicators with data for all countries

The purpose

• Update the SS II country profiles • Pulls in and organizes information from different OECD sources • Includes results from the Network questionnaires • Provide information/data per indicator for all countries at one glance (not: per country individually)  One-stop-shop for all OECD data/information on ECEC and young children

Plans for the Portal

• One-off project • Include explanatory notes • Sector specific information • Country specific information • Based upon the information/data collection, gaps can be identified

The Structure

General information Parental and community involvement Legislation for access and provision Data collection, research, monitoring Costs and financing ECEC Portal Regulations for quality

Workforce development and conditions

Curriculum and pedagogy

Initial education requirements Training opportunities Education level Structure

Work conditions

Working hours Staff profiles Female: male Length Length Remuneration % Minority background Provision Curriculum content Provision Financing Staff/child ratio Staff turnover rate Age Accreditation / licensing Curriculum content This information will feed into the Policy Toolbox, which will include policies and strategies

Sector

Work conditions

(2008) Source: ECEC Network Questionnaires

Job title Staff turnover rate Average working hours per week Remuneration compared to primary school Staff/child ratio teachers

Australia (2006) Early childhood education Day care and Family day care Preschool teacher Child care manager Child care worker

Canada

8.40% 16% 21.50% 39.4

43.4

37.9

87% of average wage of primary school teachers 70% 55% m m m Early childhood education Day care centre Pedagogue Child care worker/ Educator m 36.6% 35 32 56% of average wage of primary school teachers 4-5 year: 1:10 5 year and older: 1:20 53% 0-18 months: 1:5 18 months-4 year: 1:8

Explanatory sheet

Indicator Wf 4: work conditions • Definitions and methodology – Explanation of what is understood with ‘work conditions’ – Explanation of definitions staff turnover rate, staff/child ratio a.o.

– How these have been calculated – Why they are included in this indicator • Key findings (descriptive and visual) • Comparability and data issues • Reference to other relevant indicators • Further reading

Incorporating data

• Inputs from the ECEC Network questionnaires and Starting Strong reports – Comparative quantitative data and qualitative descriptions – (policies and strategies to be included in the Policy Tool Box) • Other OECD sources: inputs NOT gathered through the Network questionnaires – Mainly quantitative data: e.g. socio-economic information, labour force data, funding and financing data – From Education database, Family database, Benefits & Wages – Close co-operation with INES, DELSA

Data collection

ECEC Network/ policy-makers • Quantitative data not collected through other OECD sources: e.g., staff turnover • (Qualitative information regarding policies and strategies to be collected for the policy tool box) • Existing information from SS reports, questionnaires etc.

• Missing information collected through Network questionnaires • Updates : one-off activity OECD Resources • Quantitative data with regard to ECEC • General background information

and context related information

• Updated annually through other departments/divisions • Requires no inputs from the ECEC Network

Outputs

• Initial use – internal working tool among the network members; with country agreement, online information publicly available • Presentation - for countries per indicator → into current work feed - The project ‘Encouraging quality in ECEC’ / the design of the ‘Implementation toolbox’ • Analyses on ECEC topics (e.g. curriculum or professional development), and outcomes of ECEC • Feed into other OECD databases

Further steps

• Draft questionnaire • Participation in pilot-run • Questions/concerns?