Building a firm foundation for lifelong learning: The importance of
early childhood education and care
Childcare Resource and Research Unit, 2002.
In the 21st century, new technologies, rapid globalization, a shift away
from traditional employment patterns and recognition that ongoing renewal
of knowledge and skills is essential have contributed to a new emphasis
on "lifelong learning". There is general agreement that strategies
for lifelong learning should incorporate a "cradle to grave"
or life-cycle approach so that a continuum of learning encompasses early
childhood through youth, the working years and the senior years.
This BRIEFing NOTE shows why early childhood education and care (ECEC)
is vital to any successful strategy for lifelong learning and highlights
the characteristics that are needed in ECEC to contribute to lifelong
learning.
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