1. Item 13 A way forward: Chair’s reflection, conclusions and next steps 21-22 June 2010 7 th meeting the OECD Network on Early Childhood Education and Care

2. Themes TotalsHighMediumLow Increasing access to ECEC/Scaling up participation 12.022.51 Special education needs in early years 4.04 Data development, collection and monitoring 8.5113.5 Parent and community involvement 22.034.54 Linking research to policy and policy to practice 14.042 Transition from ECEC to compulsory schooling 10.0212 Diagnostic/assessment/evaluation tools 15.51+0.54+0.52 Self-evaluation/External review of ECEC settings 13.53+0.52+0.5 Vulnerable children and families (including minorities) 21.5441.5 Child development across portfolios(education, wealth, welfare services, etc) 5.021 Next meeting: Curriculum and pedagogy; Proposed themes for future meetings Other suggestions: Transition from 0-3 care to pre-primary education Raising public awareness of value of early childhood education (not care, not schools) Prevention of illiteracy

3. Conclusions The Network took note of:  Re-election of Ms. Kari Jacobson as Chair; election of Ms. Alexandra Marques and re-election of Ms. Mugyeong Moon and Mr. Arturo Sáenz Ferral as Vice-chairs; and; resignation of Ms. Luisa Silva Ucha and Mr. Keisuke Otani.  The overview of the country responses and the findings on ‘Financing ECEC services’.  Country presentations on the theme of the meeting from NOR, FIN, ESP, ENG, MEX, AUS, SLV, BEL, USA, IRE, NZL, followed by relevant questions from countries.  Presentations from OECD colleagues (CERI/EDU, CELE/EDU, DELSA), UNESCO, and Bertlemans Foundation.  Presentations from experts (Mr. Steven Barnett, Mr. Robert Myers).  Progress on the ECEC portal and the quality project and comments from DEN, POR, ITA.  The draft country questionnaire for the ECEC portal and the quality project.  Reassessed priority themes for future meetings.  Next meeting “Curriculum and pedagogy” on 6-7 December.

4. Action Plan for Next Steps Secretariat Send the network meeting “curriculum and pedagogy” questionnaire by end of July. Send a pilot survey for the portal and quality project by mid-July; revise and send the final survey in mid-November. Network members All countries Take part in the network meeting questionnaire by end of October. [Take part in the pilot survey from mid-July to mid-October.] Take part in the survey from mid-November to mid-February. Policy profile countries Define scope of policy profile. Policy forum countries Define scope of policy profile and policy forum. Preparatory country visit in Q3/Q4 2010.

5. Chair’s reflection