Early Childhood Care & Education
ECCE Resources
In this section you will find various resources such as electronic reports, advocacy material, Education For All national action plans, UNESCO policy briefs and UNESCO policy series. If you have relevant information to share, please send to appeal@unescobkk.org.
This publication titled "Transforming early childhood care and education in the insular South-East Asia and Mekong Sub-Regions: Implications of the Global Monitoring Report 2007" summarizes the main findings of the Global Monitoring Report (GMR) and focuses on the application of specific recommendations within the GMR to early childhood care and education in the Insular South-East Asia (Indonesia, Malaysia and the Philippines) and the Mekong (Cambodia, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Myanmar, Thailand and Viet Nam). Examples from countries in the sub-regions are provided to illustrate types of ECCE provision, the development of effective programmes and policies, and financial issues. Barriers to participation, equity issues and the transition to primary school are also considered.
ECCE Policy Review Reports
Early Childhood Care and Education in Indonesia: Current Practice and Future Policy Directions
Serving as a background to the present overall five-part report, this first part consists of four sections. The first section describes Indonesia's background in terms of its geography and demography. The second section presents a context of Indonesia's national development. The third section elaborates on a more specific context for education development, and the fourth section outlines sources of data and how data in this report have been collected.
Early Childhood Care and Education Policy Implementation Review in Malaysia
Malaysia has always placed great effort in ensuring education and care for all children. These efforts are manifested through the many sectors involving in ECCE and the amount of allocation given to ECCE each year. ECCE in Malaysia is broadly divided into two main groups, which is the 0-4 years old and the 4-6 years old. In Malaysia, early childhood care and family development is the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Women, Family and Community Development (MWFCD). MWFCD is the coordinator for national programs on the growth and development of children. Through its Department of Social Welfare, MWFCD registers all Childcare centers (TASKA, an acronym in the local language). TASKA offers care and education for children in the age group of 0-4 years old. Click here for full report
Review of the Integrated Early Childhood Development Policy Implementation in Mongolia
The review aims to help improve early childhood education by studying and scaling up best practices. Although the regional review pursues a wide ranging goal, it was also designed to be relevant to the local conditions and needs of the participating countries. The policy review will support the implementation of national policies, facilitate improvement of the social services for young children and provide opportunities for enrichment of the knowledge and experience of the participating countries. Click here for full report
Early Childhood Policy Review in Nepal
In meeting the first goal of Education for All, "Expanding and improving comprehensive early childhood care and education, especially for the most vulnerable and disadvantaged children" the current review of the Early Childhood Policy Review is expected to be both useful and timely in identifying, documenting and sharing good practices as well as constraints and challenges in early childhood policy development and implementation in Nepal. Although early childhood is relatively a new concern and late comer in the development agenda, its progress has been extremely rapid in this country. Click here for full report
Early Childhood Care and Development Policy Review in the Philippines
The United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the United Nations International Children’s Education Fund (UNICEF) aim to support Asia-Pacific countries in meeting the first goal of Education for All (EFA) through an assessment of the state of policy and implementation of early childhood development. Hence, said organizations launched, in September 2006, the Regional Early Childhood Care and Development (ECCD) Policy Review Project across eight countries including the Philippines.
This policy review is in light with the ECCD Act, a national law on early childhood care and development that defines ECCD as the full range of health, nutrition, early education and social services that provide for the holistic needs of 0-6 year old children. It will take on a broader perspective and will go beyond the goal of ECCD and address the issue of expanding and improving access to early childhood care and development. click here for full report
Reports
- Early Childhood Care and Education in South-East Asia: Working for Access, Quality and Inclusion in Thailand, the Philippines and Vietnam - Publication, Bangkok: UNESCO Bangkok. 2004, 106p. ISBN 92-9223-024-7
- Report on the National Seminar on ECCD in the Philippines - 2005
- Report on Capacity-Building Workshop on ECCE in Thailand - 2004
- Report on Capacity-Building Workshop on ECCE in Vietnam - 2004
- ECCE Background report of Kazakhstan - The status of preschool education on Kazakhstan, UNESCO/OECD Early Childhood Policy Review Project - 2004
- Strategy paper for Early Childhood Development in Nepal - 2004
- Implementation Guidelines for the UNESCO/OECD Early Childhood: Policy Review Project in Brazil, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, and Kenya - 2004
- A National Case Study of Services Provided for Children - Early Childhood Care and Education in China
- Early Childhood Care and Education in Korea: National Policies and Practices UNESCO Beijing Office - 2003
- A National Case Study on Early Childhood: Indonesia - Background Information for the E-9 Education Ministers’ Meeting, Cairo, Egypt, December 2003
- EFA thematic report - ECCE section (full report can be found in EFA resource center) - 2003
Advocacy Brief
This brief focuses on the gender issues in the services provided for children who are three years of age or older in the Asia-Pacific region. Its scope is informed by UNESCO's commitment to holistic pre-primary services for this age group. The goal is to provide early childhood education that helps girls and boys succeed in primary school and in learning throughout their lives.'
The brief starts by looking into the growth of ECCE in the Asia-Pacific region and what is driving this growth. It explores why gender responsiveness is important in early childhood education, gives practical examples of what this looks like, and discusses the challenges of providing ECCE that equally values and benefits each girl and each boy. Flowing from this, the brief concludes with recommendations on how to make ECCE more gender
responsive.
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Advocacy
"Expanding and improving comprehensive early childhood care and education, especially for the most vulnerable and disadvantaged children" is the first goal of the Dakar EFA Framework for Action. These advocacy letters are aimed at creating a better understanding as to why we should invest in providing a good start in life for every child:
- What is Early Childhood Care and Education?
- Brain Development
- Economic benefits and costs from ECCE
- Why inclusion of disadvantaged and vulnerable children?
- How are pedagogical theories useful to ECCE?
- How are pedagogical theories useful to ECCE (continued)?
- What characterises a well-designed ECCE curriculum?
- How does nutrition affect a child's development?
- What roles do iron and iodine play in a child's diet?
- What main international treaties and agreements relate to ECCE?
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Education For All National Action Plans
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UNESCO headquarter's Early Childhood and Family portal - UNESCO leads the international policy drive for early childhood care and education. Of special interest are:
- UNESCO Policy Briefs on Early Childhood
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Access, Public Investment, and Equity in ECCE:The Nexus in NINE HIGH-POPULATION COUNTRIES, UNESCO policy brief n°19 - 2004
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Early Childhood Care and Education Reform in the Republic of KOREA: Part 2 -- Early Childhood Education Law, UNESCO policy brief n°16 - 2003
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Early Childhood Care and Education Reform of the Republic of KOREA: Part 1 -- “Early Childhood School", UNESCO policy brief n°15 - 2003
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PAPUA NEW GUINEA’s Vernacular Language Preschool Programme, UNESCO policy brief n°7 - 2002
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Home-Based Early Childhood Services: The Case of NEW ZEALAND, UNESCO Policy Briefs on Early Childhood n°6 - 2002
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- UNESCO Early Childhood and Family Policy Series
- Policy Review Report: Early Childhood Care and Education In INDONESIA - Early Childhood and Family Policy Series N° 10 - 2005
- Integrating Policies and Systems for Early Childhood Education and Care: The Case of the Republic of KOREA, Early Childhood and Family Policy Series N° 7 - 2003
- Early Childhood Care and Education and other Family Policies
and Programs in SOUTH EAST ASIA, Early Childhood and Family Policy Series n°4 - 2002 - Early Childhood Education Policy Co-ordination under the Auspices of the Department/Ministry of Education: A Case Study of NEW ZEALAND, Early Childhood and Family Policy Series n°1 - 2002
- E9 Meeting
- The UNESCO/OECD Early Childhood Policy Review Project
- ECCE Background report of INDONESIA - August 2004