"Investing in Children"

Spis treści

Paulina Bunio-Mroczek, Jolanta Grotowska-Leder, Investing in children innovativesolutions to improve children’s well-being. Introduction 7

Section one. Social investments, campaigning and advocacy for children: European and Polish perspective 13

Julius op de Beke, The case for investing in young children 15

Alfonso Lara Montero, Investing in children’s services, improving outcomes. A study of the organisation and implementation of children’s services in response to European recommendations 21

Agata D’Addato, Katerina Nanou, Money, influence and mind-sets: How can advocacy and research help the EU to be a positive force for change in children’s lives? 41

Agnieszka Golczyńska-Grondas, “Investing in Children: Breaking the cycle of disadvantage” EU Recommendation – some remarks on the situation of Polish adolecents 51

Section two. Investing in children: instruments and results 79

Marek Rymsza, Investment in children as a public good : the example of the Family 500+ Programme 81

Almudena Moreno Mínguez, Effects of early childhood education on school achievement and inequality in Spain: the value of early childhood education 95

Piotr Michoń, Mothers’ employment and its consequences for investment in children 113

Johanna M. Thomas, Shaun A. Thomas, Understanding early childhood truancy: the influence of life course studies on evidence-based interventions 129

About the Authors 147