The case studies you find in the toolbox have comprehensively evaluated the long-term impacts of significant Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) policies across England, Poland, Hungary, Norway and Denmark using a rigorous mixed-methods approach.
In 2009, Denmark introduced mandatory language assessment of children in grade 0 (age 6). In this research project we look at the policy change using a multi-method approach. We conduct a quantitative analysis to examine possible long-term effects of this policy initiative on educational outcomes.
In this article we focus on the reform Free core time in kindergarten, in Norway and how it is related to social inequality in school, especially in the immigrant population it was first targeted at.