GLOBAL CHILD CARE PERSPECTIVEFrance & Canada

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France

Capital City is Paris

Official language is French

Child care Program

History of Child care service in France

Development of childcare center in France

Development of the Early Childhood Practices in France

Child Centered Approach

Role of Early Childhood Educators

Bilingual Montessori school of Paris

Founded in 1972 is an international, multicultural, and bilingual school in Paris

Dedicated to guiding, nurturing full development by providing learning atmosphere that promote peace, harmony, and respect.

Children 3 to 6 year. They are going to school 5 days a week but Wednesday are half days for all the children

Ratio 1:5 and 2:10

The Nursery Business in France

Founded in 2004. Its usually private company that manage it earlier in 2011 they are 500 nurseries in France .

It benefit for employee because it ease to place their children in walk from their office .

Opening hours of child care is generally wider than municipal nurseries

Parents who put their children in Nurseries Business are unlikely to change employer during the 3 years.

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Crèche Providing diapers, foods, even clothes for changing time in case

Nounou have a role to came and stay with children at home

Garderies allows parent to bring children only for 5 hours a day

Créche/ Daycare

Pediatricien

Educatrice/ ECE

Day care providing foods, and quality care of children

Children are spending 8 hours a day in child care

ECEs are providing services towards children as well as parents.

Parent have to provide clothes for changing time in case