The progress of
the ECEC Portal
ECEC Network
22nd of June, 2010
Ineke Litjens
Directorate for Education
Education and Training Policy Division
The ECEC Portal
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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
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
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
Plans for the Portal
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One-off project
Include explanatory notes
Sector specific information
Country specific information
Based upon the information/data
collection, gaps can be identified
The Structure
Parental and
community
involvement
Data collection,
research,
monitoring
Costs and
financing
General
information
ECEC Portal
Workforce
development and
conditions
Legislation for
access and
provision
Regulations for
quality
Curriculum and
pedagogy
Workforce development and
working conditions
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Initial
education
requirements
Training
opportunities
Work
conditions
Staff profiles
Education
level
Structure
Working
hours
Female: male
Length
Length
Remuneration
% Minority
background
Provision
Provision
Staff/child
ratio
Age
Curriculum
content
Financing
Staff turnover
rate
Accreditation
/ licensing
Curriculum
content
This information will feed into the Policy Toolbox, which will include policies and strategies
Work conditions
(2008)
Source: ECEC Network Questionnaires
Sector
Remuneration
compared to
primary
Staff/child ratio
school
teachers
Job title
Staff
turnover
rate
Average
working
hours per
week
Preschool
teacher
8.40%
39.4
87% of average
wage of primary
school teachers
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Child care
manager
16%
43.4
70%
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Child care
worker
21.50%
37.9
55%
m
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56% of average
wage of primary
school teachers
Australia (2006)
Early childhood
education
Day care and Family day
care
Canada
Quebec
Early childhood
education
Pedagogue
Day care centre
Child care
worker/
Educator
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4-5 year: 1:10
5 year and older:
1:20
0-18 months: 1:5
36.6%
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53%
18 months-4 year:
1:8
Explanatory sheet
Indicator Wf 4: work conditions
• Definitions and methodology
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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
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
Data collection
ECEC Network/
policy-makers
• Quantitative data not collected
through other OECD sources: e.g.,
staff turnover
• (Qualitative information regarding
policies and strategies to be collected
for the policy tool box)
• Existing information from SS reports,
questionnaires etc.
• Missing information collected through
Network questionnaires
• Updates : one-off activity
OECD Resources
• Quantitative data with regard to
ECEC
• General background information
and context related information
• Updated annually through other
departments/divisions
• Requires no inputs from the ECEC
Network
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
Further steps
• Draft questionnaire
• Participation in pilot-run
• Questions/concerns?