Working With Young Children in Europe - Provision and Staff Training

Working with Young Children in Europe provides information on the social context of childcare and educational services in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and the United Kingdom. It documents the major kinds of provision for young children and describes the training of staff working in early childhood services. The book also includes material on provision and staff training for work with school-age children outside schools hours. In addition, cross-national themes and issues on training, provision and policy have been drawn out for comparative analysis.

List of contents

Foreword - Tricia David
PART ONE: CHILDCARE AND EDUCATION SERVICES IN EUROPE: A SURVEY OF PROVISION AND STAFF TRAINING
Introduction
Kindergarten ? Age-integrated centre ? Pre-primary schooling ?
Objectives and features of provision in the 15 European Union countries
Who works with young children ?
Staff training and professional issues
Current trends and policy developments
PART TWO: COUNTRY PROFILES
Austria
Belgium
Denmark
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Ireland
Italy
Luxembourg
Netherlands
Portugal
Spain
Sweden
United Kingdom
T THREE: APPENDICES

Summary

This text provides information on the social context of childcare and educational services in Europe. Offering a comparative analysis of different European countries, it documents the types of provision for young children and describes the training of staff working in early childhood services.

Product details

• Authors: Pamela Oberhuemer, Pamela Ulich Oberhuemer, Oberhuemer Pamela, Michaela Ulich, Ulich Michaela
• Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.04.1997
• EAN: 9781853963315
• ISBN: 978-1-85396-331-5
• No. of pages: 248
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Kindergarten and pre-school education; Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > Communication science; Europe, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Children's Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Services, Child welfare, Age groups: children, Age groups: adolescents, Child welfare and youth services, Pre-school & kindergarten, Pre-school and kindergarten