Lifelong Learn. 2013, 3, 73-84

https://doi.org/10.11118/lifele2013030173

Nurseries - Educational or Social Institutions?

Zita Baďuríková

Univerzita Komenského, Filozofická fakulta, Gondova 2, 814 99 Bratislava, Slovenská republika

The paper presents recent approaches to institutional education of children under three years in a wider international and European context. It introduces concepts of creation of educational programs for children in some countries of Europe and the USA. Unlike in former socialist countries, the issue of young children education is in focus in countries with a developed system of pre-school education, including educational training of people working in various types of nurserie.