TY - JOUR AU - Nebe, Gesine PY - 2022/07/19 Y2 - 2024/03/29 TI - Allowing for segregation in ECEC? Legal conditions, administrative structures and enrolment practice in Germany JF - Journal of Childhood, Education & Society JA - J Child Edu Soc VL - 3 IS - 2 SE - Research Articles DO - 10.37291/2717638X.202232203 UR - https://www.j-ces.com/index.php/jces/article/view/203 SP - 177-199 AB - <p>Supposedly children are to learn together in surroundings mirroring the overall democratic and diverse make-up of society. Segregation in ECEC is undesirable. However, substantial segregation exists - even in systems designed for universal, high-quality ECEC provision. While some research has already carved out the role of parents´ choice of institutions, little is known about how children are selected by institutions. This article attempts to shed light on institutional choice as a variable for segregation. Including a detailed picture of the German ECEC system and pointing out administrative relations between municipalities and providers in Germany, this article will depict enrolment. It will draw an empirically based ‘tryptich’, focusing on municipalities´, provider organisation managers` and ECEC centre managers` views on enrolment. Findings will lead to a call for providers and municipalities to join efforts in order to design and implement enrolment procedures that prevent segregation.</p> ER -