Italy -Early childhood care and education
Ministries, institutions
Ministero dell´Istruzione, dell´Università e della Ricerca ![External Link](/icons/icon_ext_link_blue_16.png)
Italy
The ministry for education, higher education and research offers detailed information for each department. The website includes press releases, reports and news as well as links to relevant documents and resources.
Istituto nazionale per la valutazione del sistema educativo di istruzione e di formazione (INVALSI) ![External Link](/icons/icon_ext_link_blue_16.png)
Italy
The National Institute for the Evaluation of the Education System (INVALSI) is the successor of the former CEDE (Centro Europeo dell´ Educazione) and has been established in 1999. Its considerably increased tasks as an "agency supporting the autonomy of schools" are as follows: 1. Evaluating the efficiency and effectiveness of the [...]
Child care system
Eurydice National Education Systems: Italy ![External Link](/icons/icon_ext_link_blue_16.png)
Italy
Eurydice is the "Network on education systems and policies in Europe". Amongst others, it provides very comprehensive country profiles on on education systems in Europe (formerly know as "Eurypedia"). All areas of education are covered from early childhood to adult education, as well as overarching issues. Each country participating in [...]
Early Childhood Education in Italy (2001) ![External Link](/icons/icon_ext_link_blue_16.png)
...The scope of the review covers children from birth to compulsory school age, as well as the transition to primary schooling. In order to examine thoroughly what children experience in the first years of life, the review has adopted a broad, holistic approach to study early childhood policy and provision. To that end, consideration has been given to the roles of families, [...]
Statistical data
Childcare Choices by Italian Households ![External Link](/icons/icon_ext_link_blue_16.png)
In spite of relatively generous public subsidies and a reputation for high quality, only a very limited proportion of Italian families use public child care. This this paper explores the significance of various factors on the choices made between different types of child care. Part one, uses a simulation exercise to show the impact of cost and availability on child care [...]
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News worldwide
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