"educación preescolar" in English

We should also give more consideration to children in pre-school institutions.

Particular attention should be paid to the first stage of education, to pre-primary education.

In order for mothers of young children to be able to return to work, we must build enough pre-school facilities.

I have long been an advocate of pre-school and primary education as essential for the personal development of every child.

We must therefore understand that the return on investments into pre-school education is the guarantee of future growth.

I see it, however, as an important contribution to the debate on common European aims and values in pre-school education.

Finally, let me mention that Finland organised an open seminar on pre-school education towards the end of November in Helsinki.

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High quality pre-school education can bring us much closer to these objectives, perhaps more than we are willing to admit at the moment.

Pre-school education in the Czech Republic used to be, and still is, of a high standard but even there a certain inequality already exists.

The lack of efficient healthcare and pre-school education in rural areas is precisely what concerns women from Latvia, Estonia and Lithuania.

(PT) One of the areas of education which is still lagging behind in certain European Union countries, in particular Portugal, is pre-school education.

As eating habits are created in infancy, it is my view that it is not enough to start in schools but rather in pre-school institutions.

The rapporteur states that we need an improvement in pre-school education, which is when people form their habits and skills needed for later learning.

It is therefore recommended that Member States consider introducing a compulsory year of nursery schooling before the start of schooling proper.

They are an institution which respects and promotes multilingualism, while pupils learn from pre-school age to live and act within a multicultural framework.

First, I agree with the rapporteur that investment in pre-school education brings the most rewards, because that is when the best results are obtained.

The rate of return into education at pre-school age, for example, is higher than the rate of return from investing the same amounts in the longer term in financial institutions.

One effective way to provide all children, including those from disadvantaged backgrounds, with the opportunity for lifelong learning, is to increase the quality of pre-school education.

Investing in pre-school, primary and secondary education is a basic requirement to minimise the risk of social exclusion and ensure higher levels of employment and better pay.