A symposium, "Trends and Issues of ECCE and Its Support System in Large Cities in China, " was organized by the International Exchange Committee of the Society and took place on the afternoon of May 19, 2007. The keynote speaker was Prof. Feng Xiaoxia from Beijing Normal University, President of the China Society for Early Childhood Education. Prof. Feng pointed out that: (1) 0 to 3-year-old care and education has become a hotter issue in China and (2) equity in the ECCE has received more and more attention these days as well. Policies have been made to reduce the gap between developed and developing areas. In both cases, Chinese capital cities like Beijing and Shanghai have been taking leading roles and each has its own ways to solve ECCE problems. After her speech, Mariko Ichimi (Abumiya), Senior Researcher of National Institute for Educational Policy Research in Japan, made some comments, and earnest discussion with the audiences followed.
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