Despite the voluntarism displayed by the government, the number of places for young children is falling. Between 2017 and 2020, the High Council for the Family, Childhood and Age (HCFEA) recorded a decline of 50,000 places, mainly among childminders. “Crèches run by communities or associations are also in decline and the number of places for […]
The new edition of the survey on the modes of care and reception of young children was published on Tuesday February 14 by the DREES, the statistical service of the Ministry of Health. This study sheds light on the main mode of care or childcare for children under the age of 3 used by parents […]
“Our days, we live them like a continuous marathon. » Lucie* has been an early childhood educator in Grenoble since 2017 and every year, she sees her working conditions deteriorate. Mobilized alongside early childhood staff, on strike this Thursday, October 6, she is demanding more resources from the public authorities for nurseries because for her, […]
Can we entrust young children to unqualified staff in order to guarantee them a place in a crèche? This question has been agitating the early childhood sector since the announcements of the brand new Minister of Solidarity, Jean-Christophe Combe, on July 10, before the sector committee responsible for thinking about the training of professionals. Faced […]
Emmanuel Macron, in the campaign, was committed to it. The Prime Minister intends to do so. In her general policy statement, Elisabeth Borne hammered home her desire to create “a real public service for early childhood” in order to provide “the 200,000 missing reception places” for children under 3 years old. The stakes are not […]
They have bloomed in recent years. Small private for-profit structures welcoming up to 12 children, called “microcrèches”, have opened in the four corners of France. They now represent 12% of crèche places, according to the National Family Allowance Fund (Cnaf), and their number is constantly increasing. In this context, the recent complaint from a family […]
Create a “public early childhood service” for families? The idea appears in the program of candidates for the presidential election of all stripes: Emmanuel Macron, Valérie Pécresse, Anne Hidalgo, Yannick Jadot or even Jean-Luc Mélenchon. Although not yet detailed at this stage, the project would consist of guaranteeing each family the possibility of obtaining childcare […]
In a short note for Terra Nova, an early childhood specialist, Florent de Bodman, is already calling on the future President of the Republic to invest heavily in the poorest children. The idea is to allow these toddlers to access nurseries from which they are now largely absent. With 10 billion euros over five years, […]