# Early years learning in the European Union

European Parliament procedure 2010/2159(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 7th term, committee CULT). Stage: Procedure completed. 91 committee amendments tabled by 14 Members between 2011-02-17 and 2011-02-17.

## What the amendments focus on

This own-initiative report concerns early years learning in the European Union. Amendments address the importance of early childhood for brain, physical and cognitive development and language acquisition, early childhood education and care (ECEC) and varying national definitions of quality, the benefit to poor and vulnerable families, the balance between labour-market objectives and the best interests of the child, multilingualism, children's right to play and rest, and gender stereotypes.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emma McCLARKIN | United Kingdom | ECR | 14 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96919.md |
| Milan ZVER | Slovenia | PPE | 12 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96933.md |
| Malika BENARAB-ATTOU | France | Verts/ALE | 11 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96732.md |
| Nadja HIRSCH | Germany | ALDE | 11 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96872.md |
| Mary HONEYBALL | United Kingdom | S&D | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/5846.md |
| Marek Henryk MIGALSKI | Poland | ECR | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96800.md |
| Hella RANNER | Austria | PPE | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96879.md |
| Marie-Christine VERGIAT | France | GUE/NGL | 5 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96858.md |
| Silvia COSTA | Italy | S&D | 4 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96917.md |
| Oriol JUNQUERAS I VIES | Spain | Verts/ALE | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96708.md |
| Olga SEHNALOVÁ | Czechia | S&D | 3 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96718.md |
| Hannu TAKKULA | Finland | ALDE | 2 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28316.md |
| Daciana Octavia SÂRBU | Romania | S&D | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/33989.md |
| Piotr BORYS | Poland | PPE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96799.md |

## Official source documents

- PE458.741: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-458.741+02+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2010-2159-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2010-2159-INI.json

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