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STARTING STRONG VWebinar

Andreas Schleicher

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Changing demographic landscapes and family structures

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Fertility rates have declined in most OECD countries

to levels that are well below those needed to secure

generation replacement (2014)

1.Year of reference 2013 instead of 2014. 2.Year of reference 2012 instead of 2014.

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Proportion of children living in jobless families

Proportion of children with a jobless parent in sole-parent families

Proportion of children with jobless parents in couple families

Children living in households with a sole parent are more

likely to be living in a jobless household than children in

families with two parents living together (2011)

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Age groups

1960 1980 2014

Women in employment (%)

More women are in paid work during

childbearing years than in the past (2014)

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Improving early education can help more children get ahead and boost social mobility

The short and long term benefits of ECEC are multidimensional

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The brain sensitivity of highly important developmental

areas, such as emotional control, social skills, language

and numeracy, peak in the first three years of a child’s life

Sources: Adapted from Council for Early Childhood Development, (2010), in Naudeau S. et al. (2011).

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Rates of return to one Euro invested in educational

interventions for disadvantaged and well-off children

at different stages of the life cycle (2006)

Source: Adapted from Cunha et al. (2006) in Wossmann (2008), Efficiency and equity of European education and training

policies.

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Attendance at pre-primary school

by schools’ socio-economic profile

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Children who attended early childhood education for

at least two years perform, on average, better than

others at age 15 (57 countries, PISA 2015)

The percentage of 15-year-old students who attended early childhood education

(ISCED 0) for less than two years are added into brackets next to the country's

name.

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Denmark

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Norway

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Relationship between early enrolment in ECEC

settings and rise of obesity at later stages of life

Year 2005 is used to measure enrolment of children under the age of 3 in ECEC,

while 2014 is used to measure obesity at age 11

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Denmark

Slovenia

Switzerland

Austria

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Netherlands

Luxembourg

Finland

Belgium

Russian Federation

France

Israel

Latvia

Germany

Poland

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Relationship between mothers’ labour force participation and

enrolment rates in childcare is strong, especially for mothers

whose youngest child is under the age of 3 (2014)

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DenmarkSlovenia

Austria

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Hours per week for which children under the age of 3

are enrolled in childcare and part-time employment

(2014)

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Most governments have increased their investment in recent years to expand enrolment and open more day care centres and schools.

More needs to be done to improve the working conditions of teachers

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Universal access to at least one year of ECEC is now a reality in

most OECD countries (2014)

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Incidence and length of early years participation

vary greatly (2014)

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Slovenia DenmarkPolandNorway

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In most countries, expenditure per child on ECEC

settings is higher for very young children (2013)

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countries (2013)

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The ECEC sector is shifting from "more spending" to "smarter spending".

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Most countries provide free access to all children for at least

the last year before entering primary school. But, the time per

week covered by the legal entitlements differs greatly (2015)

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every teacher, on average in OECD countries (2014)

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In many countries, the curriculum framework in pre-

primary education has been broadened

Proportion of countries and jurisdictions which declared in 2011 and 2015 that the

following content areas are included in their ECEC curriculum framework

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High quality in ECEC primarily depends on high quality interactions between staff and

children, which depends on workforce quality.

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Teachers’ salaries in pre-primary education have been

impacted by the economic crisis in one third of OECD

countries (2014)

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pre-primary education teachers

Difference of salary, in percentage of pre-primary teacher salary

Number of years of education for teacher in pre-primary schools (right scale)

Number of years of education for teachers in primary schools (right scale)

Parity of salaries between pre-primary and primary school

teachers

Countries are increasingly aligned in their salaries and

years of education for pre-primary and primary teachers

Reception classes only

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The benefits of ECEC can disappear unless quality is sustained in primary education.

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ECEC benefits can disappear if quality is not

sustained in primary education

Notes: Reference group: No pre-school and Very Low / Low EffectivenessSource: Sammons, P., Sylva, K., Melhuish, E., Siraj-Blatchford, I., Taggart, B., & Hunt, S. (2008). Effective Pre-school and Primary Education 3-11 Project

(EPPE 3-11): Influences on children’s attainment and progress in Key Stage 2: Cognitive outcomes in Year 6.

The Combined Impact of Pre-School Quality and Primary School

Effectiveness: Mathematics at the end of primary school (United Kingdom)

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• Changes include:

– the types of activities they engage in,

– the ways in which adults interact with them,

– their physical surroundings,

– the number of peers,

– the rules and routines.

The transition from early childhood education to

primary school is a big step for most children.

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• Disadvantaged children are more likely to struggle during the transition

– they tend to attend lower-quality ECEC settings and schools

• Moreover, they are exposed to risk factors such as

– having low teacher expectations for their competence

– having poor parent-teacher interactions

– being exposed to a low-quality home learning environment

Transitions are particularly important for

disadvantaged children

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Countries are increasingly directing their policy attention to facilitate a smooth

transition.

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• Policy documents are placing greater emphasis on the need for smooth transitions, specifying the collaboration between ECEC and primary school:

– In curriculum frameworks of both levels, such as in Austria, Denmark, Finland, Japan, Norway, Slovenia and Wales (UK),

– or in education acts like in Kazakhstan, Slovenia and Sweden

• Responsibilities for ECEC are increasingly integratedwithin the ministry of education, which facilitates collaboration between education levels and can strengthen coherence between ECEC and schools (e.g. in New Zealand, Norway, Slovenia and Sweden).

Governance and organisation of transitions

are receiving greater attention

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More than half the countries offer a separate

year or class/group the year before

compulsory primary school

56.1%

43.9%

Separate year/class in place

No separate year/class in place

Compulsory transition class:

11 jurisdictions (47.8%)

Canada (New Brunswick,

Nova Scotia, Prince Edward

Island), Chile, Colombia,

Croatia, Denmark, Finland,

Kazakhstan, Netherlands and

Poland

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Compulsory school age is being lowered in some

countries to give children a stronger start at primary

school and to narrow socio-economic gaps.

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lic

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ve

nia

Spain

Tu

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Sw

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Age Pre-primary education Primary education

Notes:

1. Data refers to the most common compulsory school starting age across provinces and territories.

2. Children can start compulsory education at the age of 6 or 7 years.

3. There are plans to make the preschool class for 6-year olds compulsory.

The majority of children start both compulsory and primary education at the age of six (2016)

Compulsory school starting age, by level of education

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Most jurisdictions offer transition activities at the

centre level to prepare children and their parents

for their transit to school (2015)

21%

48%

68%

74%

75%

85%

93%

93%

Home visits by primary school teacher

Information materials for children

Exchange days

Support from specialists

Information materials for parents

Taster days

Parent information meetings

Open house days

Percentage of countries

Most jurisdictions offer transition practices to prepare children and their parents for their transit to school (2016)

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Curricula are becoming more aligned between

pre-primary and primary levels.

54 %

24%

22%Aligned

Integrated

Not aligned or integrated Canada (Manitoba,

Northwest Territories,

Nunavut, Ontario and

Prince Edward Island),

Chile,

Colombia,

Germany (all 16 Länders)

Finland,

Japan,

Mexico,

New Zealand,

Portugal,

Slovenia,

Spain and Turkey

Canada( Alberta,

British Columbia,

New Brunswick and Quebec),

Italy,

Luxembourg,

Poland,

Sweden,

Switzerland and

UK (Wales)

Alignment between the last year of ECEC and primary school curriculum (2016)

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Many jurisdictions have included new learning areas in

their pre-primary curricula to ensure a better transition

between pre-primary and primary education.

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20

25

30

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Number of jurisdictions

2011 2015

Content areas are increasing in pre-primary curriculum curricular frameworks education (2011 and 2015)

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Most pre-primary teachers in the OECD spend more

hours in direct contact with children than primary

teachers, with less time for preparation and meetings

0

200

400

600

800

1000

1200

1400

1600

Chile

1

Neth

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Fra

nce2

Co

lom

bia

Spa

in

Scotla

nd (

UK

)1

Isra

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Slo

ven

ia

Czech R

ep

ub

lic2

Germ

any2

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rag

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Port

ug

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Belg

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Eng

land

(U

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Tu

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Denm

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Esto

nia

1

Hu

ng

ary

4

Hours per yearNet contact time of teachers with children

Pre-primary Primary

0

200

400

600

800

1000

1200

1400

1600Other duties in pre-primary and primary education settings or schools other

than direct contact with children

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Staff-parent collaboration is higher in

preschool than in primary school.

93%

59%

71%

39%

Staff collaborate with parents by sharing childdevelopment records with aim to support

transitions

Staff collaborate with parents in other wayson how to prepare transitions

Preschool Primary

Percentage of jurisdictions where staff collaborates with parents

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Challenges still remain for making transitions child-centred, guided by pedagogical

continuity, managed by trained staff, and well-informed parental and community

engagement

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Some challenges:

• Cross-level understanding of practices and approaches is still limited in several countries (e. g. in Germany, Japan or Slovenia)

• A tradition of disjoint pre-service training means that boundaries are more difficult to overcome (e.g. Austria, Germany or Japan)

• Local autonomy in curriculum implementation challenges the coherence of the delivery of pedagogical continuity (e.g. in Austria, Finland or Wales (UK) )

Pedagogical continuity is critically important

when making transition child-centred

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Good practices in transitions

• Shared views between ECEC settings and schools on transitioning

• Alignment and balance between what and how children learn in ECEC and primary school

• Shared understandings on how children learn differently• Collaborative practices between preschool and primary school

teachers, such as sharing written information on child development and children’s experiences

• Alignment of pedagogical understanding of preschool and primary school teachers through training

• Alignment of working conditions of preschool and primary school teachers

• Flexibility and responsiveness to individual communities, families and children

• Collaboration among staff, managers, parents and the community based on reciprocal communication, inclusivity, mutual trust and respect.

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Five lessons in transitions

• Focus on making schools ready for children, not children ready for school

• Dispel some common myths and misconceptions surrounding transitions

– Fragmentation and lack of coherence in goals, curriculum, and pedagogical practices between the two sectors; and lack of co-operation and collaboration among actors tend to be rooted in differing perceptions, philosophies and expectations of actors

• Overcome structural and informational roadblocks to co-operation and continuity

• Encourage local leadership, backed by a clear national policy framework

• Mainstream transition into existing equity measures

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• Reviews: Austria, Denmark, Finland, Japan, Norway, Slovenia, Sweden and Wales (United Kingdom)

• Questionnaires: Austria, Flemish Community of Belgium, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and Wales (United Kingdom)

Participants

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