THE QUALITY OF EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION AS ANALYSIS OBJECT IN JUDICIAL DECISIONS

ABSTRACT:

This article analyzes the decisions handed down by the 27 Courts of Justice of Brazil in collective actions in which the right to an early childhood education is discussed, in order to identify if and in what way the quality of child education is discussed. It was identified 107 decisions that were organized in 10 categories: proximity of the residence and public transportation; technical and financial support from the states; infrastructure; construction; professionals; number of children per adult, per class and minimum size; working hours and workload; curriculum; other decisions that do not fit into the other categories; and negative access based on reducing the quality of early childhood education. After analyzing the decisions’ content, it was concluded that the Courts have analyzed supply conditions, but still in a restricted way, and it is not possible to identify a relevant judicialization of quality conditions of early childhood education.

Keywords:
Right to education; Early childhood education; Judicialization of education; Quality of education; Educational policies