The project was implemented by the State Institute for Early Childhood Research and Media Literacy of the City of Munich (Staatsinstitut für Frühpädagogik und Medienkompetenz (IFP) with the support of the German Federal Ministry for Family and Youth Affairs (Bundesministerium für Familie, Senioren, Frauen und Jugend).
Preschool education and child care systems are constantly changing and improving. Reform strategies and innovation are common to many countries. . This is evidenced by the results of the study:
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Staff working in early childhood education and care settings continue to be seen as a key contributor to the quality of interactions with children, creating a stimulating, developing environment, supporting children's well-being and educational processes.
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At the same time, almost all countries report staff shortages, in some cases acute. Thus, among other priority tasks of state policy in the field of education of the countries participating in the Project, the issues of developing qualifications, competence and professional growth of managers, teachers and assistants (assistant educators) have come to the fore.
The SEEPRO-3 Project website presents all research results. For each of the 33 countries, two documents have been compiled:
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An ECEC workforce profile provides insight into the current status quo regarding qualification requirements for early childhood education and child care workers; personnel composition of the educational organization; systems of professional education and continuous professional development; ongoing reform initiatives and research projects in the field of personnel policy development; and the working conditions of early childhood education and child care system in each of the 33 countries covered. In addition, current problems of personnel policy in the system of preschool education and child care in each participating country of the Project are presented.
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Overview of key data – background information for each specific country (A key contextual data synopsis) presents the main characteristics of the preschool education and child care system, as well as relevant demographic data.
The results of the study will be interesting and useful to employees of preschool educational organizations; teachers of higher and secondary vocational education; federal and local authorities; employers and providers of early childhood education and child care services; researchers; employees working with early and preschool children and other interested parties.
Detailed research results of each country participating in the SEEPRO–3 Project can be found on the project's website http://www.seepro.eu/
Russian Federation in the Project
Preschool education is the first stage in the Russian general education system, declaring the right to equal starting conditions and opportunities for all children. The demand for preschool educational services from society is growing and new tasks are being set for state structures in the field of education in accordance with the social demand and goals of the national educational policy.
The study emphasizes that in recent years, Russia has undergone significant transformations in the preschool education system, aimed at increasing accessibility and ensuring the quality of education, family support and preschool childhood. The Russian Ministry of Education declares the importance of equalizing the starting opportunities of preschool children by ensuring and maintaining 100 percent availability of high-quality preschool education, including supervision and child care. According to the data of the Russian Ministry of Education, the availability of preschool education in Russia in 2023 amounted to 99.4 percent.
At the same time, the study also highlights a number of existing problems and key challenges facing the education system, including regarding the qualifications of education system workers. Staffing the preschool education system with qualified and motivated teachers is one of the key objectives of state policy.
Taking into account the analysis of the current state of the teacher training system in the Russian Federation in the summer of 2022, by order of the Government of the Russian Federation dated June 24, 2022 N688-р, the "Concept of teacher training for the education system for the period up to 2030" was approved. The purpose of the Concept is to improve the system of teacher training in the Russian Federation in accordance with national goals and objectives of the country's development, modern directions of scientific and technological development, taking into account the current research agenda in the field of education, support for the educational potential of the family, etc.
In accordance with the text of the Concept, problems remain that impede the provision of quality teaching staff. To solve these problems, it is necessary to implement a set of measures related not only to improving the system of teacher training, but also to measures to support teachers at all stages of the life cycle of the profession, including those provided for in the implementation of the "Basic principles of the national system of professional growth of teaching staff of the Russian Federation, including the national system of teacher growth", approved by Order of the Government of the Russian Federation of December 31, 2019 N 3273-р.
The full results of the study on the Russian Federation can be found at the links*:
Data on the workforce in the pre–school education and child care system - country report (An ECEC workforce profile)
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http://www.seepro.eu/Seiten_Englisch/Texte_Englisch/Russia_Workforce.pdf (in English)
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http://www.seepro.eu/Seiten_Deutsch/Texte_Deutsch/Russland_Personal.pdf (in German)
Overview of key data (A key contextual data synopsis):
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http://www.seepro.eu/Seiten_Englisch/Texte_Englisch/RUSSIA_Key_data.pdf (in English)
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http://www.seepro.eu/Seiten_Deutsch/Texte_Deutsch/RUSSLAND_Schluesseldaten.pdf (in German)
* Sources of information and statistical data are the Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat), information resources of the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation and other government departments of the Russian Federation.
Source: http://www.seepro.eu/Seiten_Englisch/Seepro_3_engl.htm