Surveys early childhood education in 43 countries in articles summarizing the country's educational system and focusing on specific cultural approaches to education, curricula, teacher training, government regulation, and the names and addresses of national organizations and government departments responsible for education. A lengthy introduction gives a world perspective on historical roots and conceptual models. The extensive bibliography cites works in English on international early childhood education. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR Distributed by Syndetic Solutions, Inc.