„The provision of high-quality early childhood education and care (ECEC) is increasingly seen as a strategy to level the playing field in social and economic life due to its potential to give all children, and especially those from disadvantaged backgrounds, a strong basis for early development and well-being.“
Carlos González-Sancho u. a., Levelling the playing field in ECEC: Results from TALIS Starting Strong 2018 (2023), S. 6.