List of abbreviations

BA

Bachelor’s degree

CARE

Curriculum and Quality Analysis and Impact Review of European Early Childhood Education and Care

CIS

Caregiver Interaction Scales

CLASS

Classroom Assessment Scoring System

EACEA

Education, Audio-visual and Culture Executive Agency

EC

European Commission

ECE

Early childhood education

ECEC

Early childhood education and care

ECERS

Early Childhood Education Rating Scale

ELLCO

Early Literacy and Language Classroom Observation

ERS

Environment Rating Scales

EU

European Union

Eurydice Network

Education Information Network in Europe

FCCERS

Family Child Care Environment Rating Scale

ISCED

International Standard Classification of Education, including ISCED 01 for programmes designed for children aged 0-2 and ISCED 02 for programmes designed for children aged 3-5

ITERS

Infant and Toddler Environment Rating Scale

MDG

United Nations Millennium Development Goals

NICHD

National Institute of Child Health and Human Development

OECD

Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

ORCE

Observational Record of the Caregiving Environment

Pre-K

Pre-kindergarten

QRIS

Quality Monitoring and Rating Improvement Systems

SDG

United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

US

United States