Caring and Learning Together: A cross-national study on the integration of early care and education within education

2010 – by Yoshie Kaga, John Bennett, Peter Moss

The study examines the policy of integrating early childhood care and education (ECCE) within the education system in Brazil, Jamaica, New Zealand, Slovenia, Sweden and Ghent (Belgium Flemish Community), and offers policy insights and recommendations.

Contribution of Early Childhood Education to a Sustainable Society

2009 - (second edition) – by Ingrid Pramling Samuelsson and Yoshie Kaga (eds)

It contains reflections on the topic and case studies and best practices in Australia, Brazil, Chile, China, Iceland, Japan, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Republic of Korea, Sri Lanka, Sweden and the United Kingdom.

EFA Global Monitoring Report – Strong Foundations: Early Childhood Care and Education

2006 – The Global Monitoring Report measures the world’s progress toward achieving the six Education For All (EFA) goals. It features early childhood care and education (ECCE), the first EFA goal, as its special theme.

Enhancing Learning of Children from Diverse Language Backgrounds: Mother tongue-based bilingual or multilingual education in the early years

2010 – by Jessica Ball

The report identifies the ecological conditions needed to implement successful programmes, drawing on lessons from documented programme innovations.

Planning Policies for Early Childhood Development

2005 – by Emily Vargas-Barón

It is a policy toolkit for national planners to assist them with the development of policies and strategies concerning early childhood care and education. It was developed with sponsorship of ADEA Working Group on ECD, UNICEF and UNESCO