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The authors are to be congratulated. This is a most timely book: would that all policy-makers would dip into it regularly.
Early Years 2/2011

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In a European context of rapidly expanding early education/ care provision for young children, the staffing of these services is a critical quality issue. What are the requirements for professional education and training? How alike or how varied are the qualification profiles and fields of work? Through detailed country reports and comparative analyses across 27 countries, this book provides answers to these questions.

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Pamela Oberhuemer is a Senior Researcher at State Institute of Early Childhood Research (IFP), Munich.
Inge Schreyer is a Senior Researcher, State Institute of Early Childhood Research (IFP), Munich.
Michelle Neuman is an International Early Childhood Specialist, Washington DC.

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