Early childhood education and care (ECEC) / early childhood care and education (ECCE)

‘Early childhood education and care’ or ‘early childhood care and education’ (ECEC, or ECCE as termed by UNESCO) refer to:

‘Provision for children from birth through to primary education that falls within a national regulatory framework, i.e., it has to comply with a set of rules, minimum standards and/or undergo accreditation procedures’ (European Commission/EACEA/Eurydice/Eurostat, 2014, p. 155).