Item 13 A way forward: Chair’s reflection, conclusions and next steps 21-22 June 2010 7th meeting the OECD Network on Early Childhood Education and Care.
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Item 13
A way forward:
Chair’s reflection,
conclusions and next steps
21-22 June 2010
7th meeting the OECD Network on
Early Childhood Education and Care
Next meeting: Curriculum and pedagogy;
Proposed themes for future meetings
Themes
Increasing access to ECEC/Scaling up participation
Totals
12.0
High Medium Low
2
2.5
1
Special education needs in early years
4.0
4
Data development, collection and monitoring
8.5
1
1
3.5
Parent and community involvement
22.0
3
4.5
4
Linking research to policy and policy to practice
14.0
4
Transition from ECEC to compulsory schooling
10.0
2
1
2
Diagnostic/assessment/evaluation tools
15.5
1+0.5
4+0.5
2
Self-evaluation/External review of ECEC settings
13.5
3+0.5
2+0.5
Vulnerable children and families (including minorities)
21.5
4
4
1.5
Child development across portfolios(education, wealth,
welfare services, etc)
5.0
2
1
2
Other suggestions:
Transition from 0-3 care to pre-primary education
Raising public awareness of value of early childhood education (not care, not schools)
Prevention of illiteracy
Conclusions
The Network took note of:
Re-election of Ms. Kari Jacobson as Chair; election of Ms. Alexandra
Marques and re-election of Ms. Mugyeong Moon and Mr. Arturo
Sáenz Ferral as Vice-chairs; and; resignation of Ms. Luisa Silva Ucha
and Mr. Keisuke Otani.
The overview of the country responses and the findings on
‘Financing ECEC services’.
Country presentations on the theme of the meeting from NOR, FIN,
ESP, ENG, MEX, AUS, SLV, BEL, USA, IRE, NZL , followed by relevant
questions from countries.
Presentations from OECD colleagues (CERI/EDU, CELE/EDU, DELSA),
UNESCO, and Bertlemans Foundation.
Presentations from experts (Mr. Steven Barnett, Mr. Robert Myers).
Progress on the ECEC portal and the quality project and comments
from DEN, POR, ITA.
The draft country questionnaire for the ECEC portal and the quality
project.
Reassessed priority themes for future meetings.
Next meeting “Curriculum and pedagogy” on 6-7 December.
Action Plan for Next Steps
Secretariat
• Send the network meeting “curriculum and pedagogy” questionnaire by
end of July.
• Send a pilot survey for the portal and quality project by mid-July; revise and
send the final survey in mid-November.
Network members
All countries
• Take part in the network meeting questionnaire by end of October.
• [Take part in the pilot survey from mid-July to mid-October.]
• Take part in the survey from mid-November to mid-February.
Policy profile countries
• Define scope of policy profile.
Policy forum countries
• Define scope of policy profile and policy forum.
• Preparatory country visit in Q3/Q4 2010.
Chair’s reflection