Consortium on Pre-Primary Data and Measurement in Africa Kicks Off at CIES in San Francisco

On April 15, 2019, the Consortium for Pre-Primary Data and Measurement in Africa (CPDMA) held a kick-off breakfast at the Comparative and International Education Society (CIES) annual conference in San Francisco, USA. CPDMA, funded by USAID and convened by ECD Measure Group, is building a global consortium on data and measurement in early childhood, driven by the experiences of five taskforce countries in sub-Saharan Africa (Ethiopia, Liberia, Rwanda, Senegal, and South Africa).

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Together for Early Childhood Evidence Continues to Next Phase

July 12, 2023

We are pleased to announce that Together for Early Childhood Evidence (T4ECE) will be continuing into a third phase through 2025. Read more here about our reflections looking back on what we've accomplished during Phase II.

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Africa Regional

ECDM Newsletter, April 2023

May 3, 2023

The April 2023 issue of ECD Measure’s quarterly newsletter shares the recent work of Together for Early Childhood Evidence, including our T4ECE meeting at CIES 2023 and our work in supporting USAID Malawi to select tools to measure ECD. 

Sorting through the Measurement Issues in Early Childhood: Opportunities, Cautions and New Directions

April 4, 2023

Dr. Joan Lombardi, a guest author for T4ECE, reflects on issues in the early childhood measurement and evidence field.

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Education

Together for Early Childhood Evidence Teams convene in Mauritius

December 8, 2022

We were so happy to gather together in-person with Together for Early Childhood Evidence task force teams during a 2-day workshop in Mauritius in October 2022.

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Africa Regional

ECDM Newsletter, September 2022

December 8, 2022

The September 2022 issue of ECD Measure’s quarterly newsletter shares recent work of the Consortium, including a brief summarizing the work of Together for Early Childhood Evidence teams in Rwanda, Ethiopia, South Africa and Liberia towards building effective early childhood monitoring and measurement systems.

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Africa Regional

ECD Measure Newsletter, June 2022

August 4, 2022

The June 2022 issue of ECD Measure’s quarterly newsletter highlights work done by Together for Early Childhood Evidence teams in Ethiopia and South Africa to strengthen and develop effective early childhood monitoring and measurement systems.

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Africa Regional

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A Spotlight on Developing Liberia’s First ECE Program Catalogue

August 3, 2022

In this blog, we hear from the Liberia T4ECE country task force team about their experience in developing a catalogue of ECE programs and quality indicators and how the data collected will be used to help focus and manage resources to improve the quality of ECE in Liberia.

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Liberia

A Spotlight on Rwanda’s Measuring Classroom Quality Study

August 3, 2022

Read more about Save the Children Rwanda's recent work to collect data on the quality of pre-primary classrooms.

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Rwanda

A Spotlight on Ethiopia’s Knowledge Hub

June 15, 2022

In this blog, we hear from Dr. Menelik Desta, Executive Director of ESRI, and Professor Belay Kibret of Addis Ababa University as they discuss the T4ECE task force team's experience in synthesizing and compiling ECDE evidence and resources in Ethiopia.

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Ethiopia