Transcript 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.

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:
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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.
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The overview of the country responses and the findings on
‘Financing ECEC services’.
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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.
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Presentations from OECD colleagues (CERI/EDU, CELE/EDU, DELSA),
UNESCO, and Bertlemans Foundation.
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Presentations from experts (Mr. Steven Barnett, Mr. Robert Myers).
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Progress on the ECEC portal and the quality project and comments
from DEN, POR, ITA.
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The draft country questionnaire for the ECEC portal and the quality
project.
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Reassessed priority themes for future meetings.
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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