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Child care League Table
The level of pre-school child care varies from 3 to 60% between European countries, and most countries are far from meeting the targets for child care agreed five years ago at the EU Summit in Barcelona, according to a study published this year by the Italian “Istituto per la ricerca sociale”.
Portuguese socialists launch PES activists with child care campaign
Over 120 people packed into the Headquarters of the Socialist Party in Lisbon for the inaugural meeting of PES activists in Portugal. The topic? Child care – the campaign of the PES!
Child care in Denmark
Denmark has among the highest levels of child care in Europe, but for Danes there is still a question of the quality of child care and achieving greater integration of children of non-Danish origin.
Read the views of the Danish Social Democrats on child care in Denmark
Child care in Belgian French speaking community
In Belgium, the French-speaking community sees the reconciliation of children’s well-being and parents’ professional life as a major challenge of our present time. In response, the Belgian French community has increased child care in recent years and plans further expansion with regional and federal government.
PES Women in Dijon support PES child care campaign
On 7 March 2007, Zita Gurmai, President of PES Women, together with PES Women Executive Members Anna Karamanou, Marriane Mikko, Teresa Reira and PES Women Member Maria Badia visited socialist comrades in Dijon.
Socialists campaign for more child care in Europe
As the Party of European Socialists launched its child care campaign in Strasbourg, Socialist MEPs welcomed the commitment of the Council and the Commission to support progress in pre-school child care in the EU.
PES Employment Ministers and opposition spokespersons agreed a declaration on Childcare
To mark the 5th anniversary of the EU’s childcare targets – agreed at the Barcelona Summit on March 15-16 2002 - PES Employment, Labour and Social Affairs Ministers and opposition spokespersons agreed a declaration encouraging all governments to work towards meeting the targets...
Presentation of PES Child care campaign in the European Parliament in Strasbourg
PES child care campaign was presented to the Socialist group in the European Parliament in Strasbourg on 14 and 15 March 2007. This presentation took place on the celebration of the 5th anniversary of the Barcelona targets.
Investing in childcare pays: 1 Euro invested generates 3 Euros
A Swiss study shows that money invested in pre-school childcare generates up to three times more money for the community, and even pays itself back to the Government through increased revenues and fewer welfare payments!
