Seeking to investigate ways in which early childhood education and care (ECEC) can respond to digitalisation, the Starting Strong VII policy review built on a variety of inputs, including a collection of case studies. Countries and jurisdictions participating in the policy review were invited to submit case studies of recent or ongoing policy initiatives regarding digitalisation and ECEC in 2022. The case studies were to focus on how these policy initiatives are put into practice in a particular national or subnational context to shed light on the success factors and challenges of policy implementation.
To enhance the consistency and comparability of the information, the OECD Secretariat prepared a case study template after consultation with the OECD’s ECEC Network. In total, 20 case studies were received from 16 countries and jurisdictions. This includes 13 OECD countries (Australia, Costa Rica, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Germany, Israel, Japan, Korea, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Norway, Slovenia and Spain); Brazil, an accession candidate country; and two subnational jurisdictions – Australia (South Australia) and Germany (Bavaria). Table A C.1 lists the 20 case studies and the codes used to refer to them in this report.
As a supplement to the report, a compendium brings together these case studies. The compendium first provides a descriptive overview of the policy initiatives put forward by countries and jurisdictions, including how they align with the policy roadmap of the Starting Strong VII policy review. It then presents the 20 case studies as submitted to the OECD Secretariat, in alphabetical order by country and jurisdiction of provenance. Cover pages provide key summary information for each case study.
The compendium is available on the OECD iLibrary at: https://doi.org/10.1787/50967622-en.