Front Cover; Early Childhood Education: An International Perspective; Copyright Page; Table of Contents ; Preface; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1. Early Childhood Education: The American Experience; Bibliography; Chapter 2. The Potential of International Research and Cooperation; Bibliography; Chapter 3. Early Childhood Education in Eight OECD Countries; Historical Perspective of Early Childhood Education; Evidence for Current ECE Demand; Organization and Administration; Review of Recent Research Efforts; Bibliography; Chapter 4. Early Childhood Education in England and Wales; Introduction

Enrollments, Preschool Education ( 1960-1970)Issues of Debate; The White Paper, December 1972; The Aims and Objectives of Early Childhood Education; Organization and Control; Physical Setting: A Visit to a London Nursery School; Teachers and Their Training; Financing Early Childhood Education; Instructional Methods; Research on Early Childhood Education; Bibliography; Chapter 5. Early Childhood Education in Canada; Introduction; Enrollments, Preschool Education (1960-1970); Issues of Debate; The Aims and Objectives of Early Childhood Education; Organization and Control

Physical Setting: A Visit to a Toronto KindergartenTeachers and Their Training; Financing Early Childhood Education; Instructional Methods; Research on Early Childhood Education; Bibliography; Chapter 6. Early Childhood Education in Sweden; Introduction; Enrollments, Preschool Education (1960-1970); Issues of Debate; The Aims and Objectives of Early Childhood Education; Organization and Control; Physical Setting: A Visit to a Kungsbacka Kindergarten; Teachers and Their Training; Financing Early Childhood Education; Instructional Methods; Research on Early Childhood Education; Bibliography

Chapter 7. Early Childhood Education in FranceIntroduction; Enrollments, Preschool Education (1960-1970); Issues of Debate; The Aims and Objectives of the Ecole Maternelle; Organization and Control; Physical Setting: A Visit to a Parisian Kindergarten; Teachers and Their Training; Financing Early Childhood Education; Instructional Methods; Research on Early Childhood Education; Bibliography; Chapter 8. Early Childhood Education in Italy; Introduction; Enrollments, Preschool Education (1960-1970); Issues of Debate; The Aims and Objectives of Early Childhood Education; Organization and Control

Physical Setting: A Visit to a Scuola Materna in RomeTeachers and Their Training; Financing Early Childhood Education; Instructional Methods; Research on Early Childhood Education; Bibliography; Chapter 9. Early Childhood Education in Belgium; Introduction; Enrollments, Preschool Education (1960-1970); Issues of Debate; The Aims and Objectives of Early Childhood Education; Organization and Control; Physical Setting: A Visit to an Angleur Kindergarten; Teachers and Their Training; Financing Early Childhood Education; Instructional Methods; Research on Early Childhood Education; Bibliography