Meaning of the universal preschool services system development in Poland. New social contract towards demographic, economic and social challenges Cover Image

Znaczenie rozwoju powszechnego systemu usług opieki i edukacji przedszkolnej w Polsce. W stronę nowego kontraktu społecznego wobec współczesnych wyzwa
Meaning of the universal preschool services system development in Poland. New social contract towards demographic, economic and social challenges

Author(s): Anna Ciepielewska-Kowalik
Subject(s): Economy
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Ekonomicznego we Wrocławiu
Keywords: preschool services; early childhood education and care; family policy; social investments; LEGO paradigm

Summary/Abstract: The article presents current condition and regional and local inequalities in preschool services in Poland. It examines the meaning of creation of the universal preschool services system in the context of demographic challenges (ageing society, low fertility rate), economic challenges (low activity rate, especially among women) and social challenges (poverty, especially among children, weakening of social cohesion) in Poland. The article also presents changes in the role of preschool services in current strategies for national development. It defines preschool services in the context of LEGOTM paradigm which should be treated as a synonym of social investments strategy.

  • Issue Year: 2013
  • Issue No: 292
  • Page Range: 163-176
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Polish
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