What Alterations Have Laws And Court Cases Made To Early Childhood Education?

The text explores the impact of research and expertise from the field on crafting legislation and regulation that supports high-quality early childhood education and educators. It discusses the influence of effective legislators on bill passage and the different priorities of ECE bills. The most common topics of enacted legislation in 2022 were increasing child care availability, reducing child care costs for families, and supporting early learning.

The 117th Congress (2021-2022) has seen several changes in federal early childhood programs, with most recommending reducing or banning the use of expulsion in publicly funded preschools. Early childhood education and care (ECEC) is changing across Europe, reflecting multiple policy intentions and assumptions about education in early years. Case studies explore access to quality ECE for children aged four to six years, while other articles analyze the right to early childhood education as legal, individual, and collective protection.

The 1997 changes included a requirement for both state and district-wide assessments of handicapped children, as well as a provision that each child’s needs be assessed. Current rules and regulations have relatively less binding force and legal authority, leading to parents having specific rights to prior notice to discuss changes in a child’s education.

The due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment was interpreted to give parents specific rights to prior notice to discuss changes in a child’s education. Two cases played an important role in reopening the ECD sector during the pandemic and making efforts to ensure that parents have meaningful opportunities to participate in their children’s education. Both Finland and Sweden have evolved their ECE programs, requiring parents to have meaningful opportunities to participate in their children’s education at school and home.