Paper short abstract:

At the present time, in Romania significant shifts are taking place regarding practices and educational policies for childcare. The paper emphasises some significant aspects: education in the family and the actual role of the state, NGOs and private institutions in helping families and in child protection.

Paper long abstract:

At the present time, in Romania take place significant shifts regarding practices and educational policies for childcare. The paper attempts to give emphasis to some significant aspects of these shifts.

1) Childcare and education in the family. The results of the research, done during 2005, under the theme "Education into family" showed us that, there are new tendencies and requirements regarding the role of family for the children education.

Social, economical and cultural changes affects the family formation, family life with its all components and, especially, regarding children birth and their education. Stand prior the mother role in a large variety of aspects as: the time allocated for children, communication, support in the relation with the school etc. It becomes more and more clear, the necessity of parents education and even of the young people before becoming parents. There are not more sufficient random inspiration and common habits to solve the new aspects in education and childcare.

2) The role of the state remains as a necessity for helping family and child protection, regarding children's health and rights. The Governments have to allocate important resources and to assure high level of professionalism for the early education support, which can assure the quality of education for all children.

3) The institutions which are offering early education services become more diversified. It become more important the role of NGO and private institutions in supplying childcare.