By: Maria CedenoRene Chen

Jordan DeangkinayApril-Gayle de Guzman

Overview of France• France, officially named the French Republic

is located in Western Europe.

• Since the breaking of the Soviet Union, France is currently the second largest country in Europe.

•The capital of France is Paris, which the famous Eiffel Tower is located.

France’s Flag

White

•White represent the honesty and peace of the country.

Blue • Blue represent the country’s

truth and loyalty.

• Red represents bravery and strength.

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•Paris has played an important role as the centre of high

culture and fashion.

•France is also a great country to do business with and a lovely travel

destination.

Type of Childcare System

• France’s childcare system is close to universal.

• From the age of two and a half to three, a child can be place in either a Crèche (Communal Nursery) or a home of an Assistante Maternelle (Nanny).

•Depending on the ages of the children, an Assistante Maternelle can

have from one to five children.

• Closed for one month over the summer period and public holidays.

•Quality childcare costs about 300 to 400 dollars a month.

• Most Crèches are open 11 hours a day.

• Neither Crèche or Assstante

Maternelle are compulsory as

schooling.

• In France, it is not obligatory until a

child reaches the age of

5-6 years old.

History of Childcare

• Preschool education has a long tradition in France.

• As early as 1771, “knitting schools” (écoles à tricoter) existed in parts of France for four to seven year olds.

• In the 1830s, an official program and regulations were established for free (8hr-19hr) services for children two to six years old.

• During the 20th century, more advantaged families began to enroll their young children in jardin d’enfants and classes in lycées bourgeois.

• Enrolment rapidly increased in the 1960s and 1970s and because a close to universal for the three to six year olds by the beginning of the 1990s.

Underlying Philosophy

All preschools in France follow the same national curriculum, it structures children’s learning around five domains of activities.

• Developing Oral Language and in Introduction to

Writing.

• •Acting and expressing

emotions and thoughts with one’s body.

• Learning how to work together.

• Discovering the world.

• Imagining, feeling and creating.

Availability & Accessibility

• Parents can send their children to nurseries as soon as the baby is 3 months old.

• All centres meet strict learning policies.

• Staff members must have a diploma.

• Enrolling your child into a nursery or preschool in France is quite a challenging part.

• When a couple knows they will be having a child, they should enroll them to ensure a spot in the nursery or preschool.

• French nurseries accept children from two to six years of age.

• These nurseries do not charge anything, they are free.

• These are run similar to a school system.

Training of the Childcare Workers

Training of the Childcare Workers

• Early childhood Education was created in 1973• Early Childhood Educators must have completed

a High school Education and a 27 month course of both theory and practical field experience

• An ECE in France is only qualified to work with children from birth till age seven

• Although if you would like to work directly to with the Preschool age group you would have to complete and 3 year degree program in University and then write a exam in order to become licensed .

The End, Thank you!