“Public spending in ECEC also matters. Without sufficient public spending, there is a greater risk that access to ECEC programmes will be restricted to affluent families and that the quality of the programmes will vary” (OECD, 2013, Pg.4). According to Gestwicki, a good quality childcare service comprises of three essential components: Dynamics of quality, the framework of quality and context of quality (Gestwicki, 2012, Pg. 81). The context of quality consists of elements that are set outside of the immediate Early Childhood Education, but nevertheless have an impact on the framework and dynamics of the setting (Gestwicki, 2012, Pg. 100). Funding is one such element within the Contextual component, and in this paper I would be introducing
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Research suggests that to have a high quality, an adequate level of funding is needed for the program to operate effectively with high-quality facilities, staff training, equipment etc. The sustainability of high-quality childcare services, that is accessible and affordable for all, depends on the amount of public funding available (Lai, 2013, Pg. 5). Public funding could be made available through vouchers, tax credits, and subsidies, and the funding could either be supporting the childcare services directly or indirectly, through parents/families in form of vouchers, tax credits, and …show more content…
The demand-sided funding model treats families and parents as consumers and the childcare services (Friendly, 2011). The supply-side funding model which is considered as an investment model is considered to be far superior to the demand side model, as the former promotes stable quality throughout childcare services as well a high-quality coverage of the childhood population than the latter model (Friendly, 2011). Research has also suggested that demand-side funding does not positively affect affordability, availability (Childcare Resource and Research Unit, pg. 1) in the field of early childhood education, which are considered to be predictors of quality. Overall. According to OECD supply-side funding, has been observed to yield effective control, better national quality, effective educator training, a higher degree of equity, access and participation (Friendly,
Research suggests that to have a high quality, an adequate level of funding is needed for the program to operate effectively with high-quality facilities, staff training, equipment etc. The sustainability of high-quality childcare services, that is accessible and affordable for all, depends on the amount of public funding available (Lai, 2013, Pg. 5). Public funding could be made available through vouchers, tax credits, and subsidies, and the funding could either be supporting the childcare services directly or indirectly, through parents/families in form of vouchers, tax credits, and …show more content…
The demand-sided funding model treats families and parents as consumers and the childcare services (Friendly, 2011). The supply-side funding model which is considered as an investment model is considered to be far superior to the demand side model, as the former promotes stable quality throughout childcare services as well a high-quality coverage of the childhood population than the latter model (Friendly, 2011). Research has also suggested that demand-side funding does not positively affect affordability, availability (Childcare Resource and Research Unit, pg. 1) in the field of early childhood education, which are considered to be predictors of quality. Overall. According to OECD supply-side funding, has been observed to yield effective control, better national quality, effective educator training, a higher degree of equity, access and participation (Friendly,