Educational Provision for Our Youngest Children

Tricia David is a Professor of Education at Canterbury Christ Church College, where she directs the Centre for International Studies in Early Childhood. She is a past president of OMEP-UK (OMEP is the World Organization for Early Childhood Education) and she is currently a member of BERA ( British Educational Research Associaton) Council and the editor of the International Journal of Early Childhood. CONTRIBUTORSAFFILIATIONS: Teresa Aguado Universidad Nacional a Distancia, Madrid Stig Brostrom Royal Danish School of Educational Studies Noirin Hayes Dublin Institute of Technology Rosario Jimenez-Frias Universidad Nacional a Distancia, Madrid Malgorzata Karwowska-Struczyk Poland Alkistis Kondoyianni Ministry of Education, Athens Ulla Lind Stockholm Institute of Education Helen Penn Institute of Education, London Eric Plaisance Universite Rene Descartes, Paris V Sylvie Rayne Institut National de Recherche Pedagogique, Paris Karin Vilien Educational Consultant, Copenhagen

Young Europeans - Tricia David Nursery Education in Belgium - Jacqueline Andries and Tricia David Provision for Pre-School Children in Denmark - Karin Vilien Pre-School Education in France - Madeleine Goutard Early Childhood Education and Care in Germany - Hedi Colberg-Schrader and Pamela Oberhuemer Pre-Primary Education in Italy - Lucio Pusci Provision for Pre-School Children in Spain - Teresa Aguado Odina Early Childhood Care and Education in Sweden - Monica Bergman Educating Children under 5 in the UK - Tricia David Overview - Tricia David Issues and Implication

`Its clear style and comprehensive coverage make this book an important resource for those researching child care and education practices in the European Union' - NNEB News `This book would be a useful "quick reference" addition to the library of anyone interested in international issues in education' - International Journal of Early Years Education `This study provides rigorous and incisive analysis of the data in relation to the conditions existing in each of the member states included in the work' - Studies in Education `The book is accessible and informative, with a wealth of data which are clearly presented. It will be useful to further and higher education courses for all adults who work with young children' - Educational Psychology