Early Childhood Education and Care in Europe as investing in social and cultural capital — comparative analysis (Wczesna edukacja i opieka nad dzieckiem w Europiejako inwestowanie w kapitał społeczny i kulturowy jednostki — analiza porównawcza)

The article presents the issues of Early Childhood Education and Care in European countries. Early Childhood Education and Care is defined in the first part of the article, including in the context of investing in social and cultural capital. Next part focuses on the specifics of EU policy in the field of Early Childhood Education and Care and discussed the key EU documents in this regard. The last part focuses on the presentation of the differences between the education systems in selected countries in the field of ECEC