International Centre for the Study of the Mixed Economy of Childcare

What is ICMEC

IMMEC’s aims are threefold:

To generate greater knowledge about Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) provision in countries which employ mixed economies of welfare and education services;
To explore the contribution to young children’s well being within mixed economies of childcare; and
To develop an international and multi-disciplinary approach to exploring mixed economies of childcare.

The Centre’s work programme will therefore focus upon:

developing a policy-relevant research agenda concerning comparisons between ECEC privatisation and marketisation processes in a variety of countries;
establishment of a virtual network of academics and stakeholders from the public, private for-profit and private not-for-profit (PVI) childcare sectors, in order to create a forum for the discussion of pertinent trends and developments in mixed economies of childcare;
organising a programme of events and international seminars to profile relevant scholarship and support knowledge transfer;
presenting icmec2 generated research and other pertinent findings to a wide range of audiences nationally and internationally, including policymakers, academics, childcare professionals and parents.

Summary of existing research projects and future plans

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