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France  

Author(s)

  • Safa Göregen, Erasmus Brussels University of Applied Sciences & Arts

Abstract

In France, the monitoring of quality includes programmes for Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) for Early Childhood Education (and Care) or ECE(C) that are organised at the national level. Next to this aspect of monitoring, this national level is also responsible for the standard of the setting, the development of the curriculum, and the finances and funding for preschool. For early childhood education, this is done by the local authorities. In France, quality is defined through these minimal standards, including the emotional development of children, and is defined by its curriculum (i.e., objectives).Considering the monitorization of the children’s development and learning outcomes for the children of 3 to 6 years of age, narrative assessments and portfolios are used, alike to the use of observation tools and checklists. To monitor quality of staff and services, tools like observations, surveys, interviews and documentational research are used in addition to self-assessments and parental surveys conducted for inspections regarding parents and the level of quality provided.

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