The progress of the ECEC Portal

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The progress of the ECEC Portal

• ECEC Network
• 22nd of June, 2010
• Ineke Litjens
• Directorate for Education
• Education and Training Policy Division

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The ECEC Portal

• What is the ECEC Portal?
• The purpose
• Plans for the Portal
• The structure of the Portal progress to date
• Incorporating data and data collection
• Outputs
• Further steps

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What is the ECEC Portal?

• Not a database a portal that points to available
  qualitative and quantitative information/data on
  ECEC across countries
• Includes 8 sections (topics)
• Per section a range of indicators with data for
  all countries

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The purpose

• Update the SS II country profiles
• Pulls in and organizes information from different
  OECD sources
• Includes results from the Network questionnaires
• Provide information/data per indicator for all
  countries at one glance (not per country
  individually)
• One-stop-shop for all OECD data/information on
  ECEC and young children

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Plans for the Portal

• One-off project
• Include explanatory notes
• Sector specific information
• Country specific information
• Based upon the information/data collection, gaps
  can be identified

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The Structure
Parental and community involvement
Regulations for quality
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This information will feed into the Policy
Toolbox, which will include policies and
strategies
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Work conditions(2008)Source ECEC Network
Questionnaires
Sector Job title Staff turnover rate Average working hours per week Remuneration compared to primary school teachers Remuneration compared to primary school teachers Staff/child ratio
Australia (2006) Australia (2006) Australia (2006) Australia (2006) Australia (2006) Australia (2006) Australia (2006) Australia (2006)
Early childhood education Preschool teacher 8.40 39.4 87 of average wage of primary school teachers 87 of average wage of primary school teachers m
Day care and Family day care Child care manager 16 43.4 70 70 m
Day care and Family day care Child care worker 21.50 37.9 55 55 m
Canada Canada Canada Canada Canada Canada Canada Canada
Quebec Early childhood education Pedagogue m 35 35 56 of average wage of primary school teachers 4-5 year 110 5 year and older 120
Quebec Day care centre Child care worker/ Educator 36.6 32 32 53 0-18 months 15 18 months-4 year 18
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Explanatory sheetIndicator Wf 4 work conditions

• Definitions and methodology
• Explanation of what is understood with work
  conditions
• Explanation of definitions staff turnover rate,
  staff/child ratio a.o.
• How these have been calculated
• Why they are included in this indicator
• Key findings (descriptive and visual)
• Comparability and data issues
• Reference to other relevant indicators
• Further reading

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Incorporating data

• Inputs from the ECEC Network questionnaires and
  Starting Strong reports
• Comparative quantitative data and qualitative
  descriptions
• (policies and strategies to be included in the
  Policy Tool Box)
• Other OECD sources inputs NOT gathered through
  the Network questionnaires
• Mainly quantitative data e.g. socio-economic
  information, labour force data, funding and
  financing data
• From Education database, Family database,
  Benefits Wages
• Close co-operation with INES, DELSA

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Data collection
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Outputs

• Initial use internal working tool among the
  network members with country agreement, online
  information publicly available
• Presentation - for countries per indicator ? feed
  into current work
• - The project Encouraging quality in ECEC / the
  design of the Implementation toolbox
• Analyses on ECEC topics (e.g. curriculum or
  professional development), and outcomes of ECEC
• Feed into other OECD databases

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Further steps

• Draft questionnaire
• Participation in pilot-run
• Questions/concerns?