Early education in Japan – curricula and organization transformation

The aim of this paper is the analysis and the description of early childhood education and care in Japan. The one country comparative study explores curricula and organization aspects of different education and care solutions. “Education” and “care” are combined in the phrase to underline that services for young children have to combine care, development and learning opportunities. The paper consists five parts, which describe: genesis of early childhood education and care in Japan; early adaptation and elaboration of curricula; development of new education and care solutions after second world war; organizational aspects of early childhood education and care in Japan; and development prognosis.Udostępnienie publikacji Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego finansowane w ramach projektu „Doskonałość naukowa kluczem do doskonałości kształcenia”. Projekt realizowany jest ze środków Europejskiego Funduszu Społecznego w ramach Programu Operacyjnego Wiedza Edukacja Rozwój; nr umowy: POWER.03.05.00-00-Z092/17-00