Diversity-sensitive educational policies and practices in ECEC in Germany

Abstract

Policies to mitigating inequality of educational opportunity in early childhood education and care (ECEC) have reshaped education across Europe. This paper presents an overview of diversity-sensitive educational policies and practices in ECEC in Germany. It discusses how ECEC addresses heterogeneity and diversity in the light of national and international educational policy. It provides examples of initiatives in different Länder and discusses the development of diversity-sensitive ECEC in Germany.