Early Childhood Education and Care
The information included, refers to children in day care (Kindertagespflege), nurseries (Kinderkrippe), kindergartens (Kindergarten), day care centres (Kindertagesstätte) and after-school care centres (Hort), aged 0 - about 12 years.
IN FOCUS
- 2010 - International Year of Biodiversity ·
- 2010 - European Year for Combating Poverty and Social Exclusion ·
- Early Intervention - child protection - education of parents ·
- Speaking about /celebrating special events with children ·
- Archive IN FOCUS
Structure, legal regulations, figures, reports
- Federal institutions and institutions in the Länder ·
- Laws/ legal regulations - child and youth ·
- Figures and data: early childhood education and care ·
- Surveys, studies and expertises on focal topics
Early Childhood Education in Germany - the Länder
- Baden-Württemberg ·
- Bavaria ·
- Berlin ·
- Brandenburg ·
- Bremen ·
- Hamburg ·
- Hesse ·
- Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania ·
- Lower-Saxony ·
- North Rhine-Westphalia ·
- Rhineland-Palatinate ·
- Saarland ·
- Saxony ·
- Saxony-Anhalt ·
- Schleswig-Holstein ·
- Thuringia
Forms/facilities of child day-care
- Child day care ·
- Crèche/nursery ·
- Nurturing children from birth to three ·
- Kindergarten ·
- After -school care (clubs)
The aspect of education in early childhood education and care
- New curricula and drafts in the German Länder in early childhood education and care ·
- Implementation of new curricula in early childhood education and care in the German Länder ·
- Nation-wide initiatives, studies, developments ·
- Projects (pre-primaryeducation and care) ·
- Professional contributions
Pedagogical work in practice
- Monitoring developmental and educational processes ·
- Pedagogical concepts ·
- Geschlechtsbewusste Erziehung/Sexualerziehung/Gender Mainstreaming ·
- Health, body, physical activity ·
- Integrative Erziehung in der Kita ·
- Intercultural education in early childhood education ·
- Creativity, aesthetics, art ·
- Leitung von Kindergärten und Kitas ·
- Literacy promotion in child day-care ·
- Basic mathematical experience ·
- Media pedagogics - Media learning in child day care institutions ·
- Music, rhythm, dance ·
- Discover nature and environment ·
- Discover scientific and technical processes/phenomenona ·
- Democratic Citizenship: participation of children ·
- Self-development and social identity ·
- Religious education, values, to philosophise with children ·
- The role of game-playing in early childhood education ·
- To accompany language development systematically
Transitions
Networking of day care centres
- Child day-care facilities as places for children and families ·
- Kooperation Einrichtungen der Kindertagesbetreuung - Schule
Research and practice
- Research institutes ·
- Förderung des wissenschaftlichen Nachwuchses ·
- Übersichten einzelner Institutionen zu ihren Forschungsprojekten ·
- Projektdatenbanken, -sammlungen ·
- Recherche nach Fachbeiträgen/ -büchern/ -verlagen und Medienanbietern
Early Childhood Education and Care in Europe and world wide
Kindertagesbetreuung, Elementarbildung, Erzieherausbildung in Europa und weltweit
- OECD - Country reports ·
- The European Union and Early Childhood Education and Care ·
- Early childhood education and care in (single) European countries ·
- Early childhood education and care outside Europe ·
- Cross national studies/ comparison of elementary education and training for youth and child care workers in European countries ·
- Early educational concepts and international curricula ·
- Organisations/institutiones Europe/world wide ·
- Statistical surveys and monitoring in the pre-school field ·
- Information and discourse contributions from Germany
Ausgewählte Links zu dieser Seite
- News
- Erster Zwischenbericht zur Evaluation des Kinderförderungsgesetzes
- Bildungsbericht 2010: Frühkindliche Bildung, Betreuung und Erziehung
- Weiterbildungsinitiative Frühpädagogische Fachkräfte (WiFF)
- Events
- Events
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- At a glance...
- New curricula and drafts in the German Länder in early childhood education and care
- Concepts and programmes in the Länder
- Wiki: Elementarbildung
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- Links for:
- Professionals in early childhood education and care
- Information for day care attendants and parents
- Parents of children in early childhood education and care
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