Cedefop

This study forms part of the follow-up to the 2006 European Commission Communication on 'Efficiency and Equity in European Education and Training Systems' which explicitly refers to pre-primary education as an effective means to establish the basis for further learning, preventing school drop-out, increasing equity of outcomes and overall skill levels'.

The study examines the available cross-national data and national policies on early childhood education and care (ECEC) in Europe.