High-level Technical Workshop: Improving the Quality of ECE Services in the CEECIS Region
The UNICEF Regional Office for Central and Eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CEECIS) and the Global Partnership for Education (GPE) collaborated to design and conduct a High Level Technical Workshop on Improving Quality in Early Childhood Education in the countries of CEECIS. The meeting was held on the 4-6 June 2012 in Athens, Greece. The workshop was attended by about 100 participants, representing a wide range of stakeholders from more than 20 countries. Participants included representatives of national governments, international organizations, national and international civil society organizations and global experts. The aim of the workshop was two-fold: 1) to share recent research and thinking on the question of quality in early childhood education services, its relationship to equity in education and learning outcomes, and, 2) to support participating country teams in defining and planning the implementation of respective country specific quality frameworks. Presentations from the meeting: DAY 1 The Global Partnership for Education and the Question of Quality Overview of the workshop and a snapshot of ECE in CEECIS How a quality framework can help countries to improve Early Childhood Education Services for all children Improving access, quality and equity in ECE Services - Country presentations The Quality of ECE Services: Lessons from ECERS SABER-ECD analysis in select countries in Europe and Central Asia: Implications for improving quality DAY 2 The quality of ECE services and the financial dimensionJan Van Ravens, Child Study Center of Yale University, Yale School of Medecine [English] [Russian] The revised UK early years foundation stage (Curriculum 0-5) Ensuring quality ECE for all in resource poor settings Curriculum development and the teaching-learning process: Language and literacy development for all children Curriculum development and the teaching-learning process: Pre-math concept skills for all children DAY 3 Teacher quality and trainingMihaela Ionescu, International Step by Step Association (ISSA) [English] [Russian] Assessment of child outcomes: Selecting and adapting the right tools Quality criteria that cultivate equity and respect for diversity in ECE: Evidence from the 'Elele' project in Elefssina Bottlenecks and barriers to accessing quality ECE: Monitoring results for equity Communities of Practice
Meeting Documents Draft Quality Framework for ECE Services in the CEECIS Region DRAFT: A Framework and Toolbox for Monitoring and Improving the Quality of Early Childhood Education Services
Draft Publication, June 2012 |
