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Enaohwo, J. Okpako – 1982
For a long time now, the government provision of nursery schools has been completely relegated to the background in the Nigerian educational system. It was not until the evolution of the National Policy on Education in 1977 that nursery education was recognized as a worthwhile introduction to the nation's educational system. Prior to this…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Day Care, Early Childhood Education, Foreign Countries
Goldman, Karla Shepard – 1975
This paper reviews some of the issues and trends involved in the provision of child care services for preschool children. The first section of the paper presents an historical overview of the philosophical, academic, and social trends which influenced the development of preschool programs. The current supply and demand for preschool services is…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Community Role, Day Care, Demography
Doherty, Gillian; And Others – 1995
This report examines the status, funding, and accessibility of child care in Canada and presents recommendations for the federal government to improve access to quality child care for all Canadians. The report describes the purposes that can be served by child care and illustrates how it can advance social and economic objectives of national…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Day Care, Early Childhood Education, Educational Policy
Miller, Susan R. – 1994
This paper discusses the nature and availability of early childhood care and education in Illinois and advances recommendations to improve the current system. It argues that current multiple federal, state, and local funding streams, with different eligibility requirements and administrations, divide families and programs into artificial and…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Advocacy, Agency Cooperation, Coordination
Relos, Ruth, Ed. – 1991
The North Carolina Conference for Social Services invited North Carolina policymakers and service providers to participate in a working conference in January 1991. The conference addressed issues relating to homeless families in North Carolina. Goals of the conference were to: (1) increase the potential for collaboration on behalf of homeless…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Battered Women, Child Health, Children
Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, Paris (France). – 2001
Recognizing that cross-national information and analysis can contribute to the improvement of policy development related to quality early childhood education and care (ECEC), the Education Committee of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) launched the Thematic Review of Early Childhood Education and Care Policy in 1998.…
Descriptors: Access to Education, Comparative Analysis, Cooperation, Day Care