April 4, 2023

By: Dr. Joan Lombardi ECD Measure and USAID recently brought together nearly 50 early childhood stakeholders in Washington, DC at the 2023 Comparative International Education Society (CIES) Conference for a Together for Early Childhood Evidence (T4ECE) meeting to discuss how countries, USAID, and T4ECE partners are making progress in building…

August 4, 2022

The June 2022 issue of ECD Measure’s quarterly newsletter shares recent work of the Consortium, including recent blogs from the Together for Early Childhood Evidence teams in South Africa and Ethiopia highlighting their work to support strengthening and developing effective early childhood monitoring and measurement systems. Access the newsletter online…

April 29, 2022

The April 2022 issue of ECD Measure’s quarterly newsletter shares recent work of the Consortium, including a recent blog about how we’re working to engage childcare providers in the measurement process. It also includes USAID’s Pre-Primary Education Guidance Note, which helps education practitioners learn more about designing high-quality pre-primary education…

January 28, 2022

The January 2022 issue of ECD Measure’s quarterly newsletter shares recent work of the Consortium, including a recent report that reviews Early Childhood Care and Education Quality Assurance Systems in 14 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. It also includes a roundtable discussion co-hosted by ADEA and Together for Early Childhood Evidence…

December 23, 2021

Research has consistently demonstrated the value of investing in quality Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) for improved later learning outcomes of students. While countries throughout Africa have made significant progress in building their ECCE systems, there remains much room for improvement to ensuring quality of all ECCE facilities. This…