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December 8, 2022

Together for Early Childhood Evidence Mauritius Workshop Summary

  • Africa Regional
  • Report
In October 2022, ECD Measure partnered with USAID and the Association for Development of Education in Africa Inter-Country Quality Node-Early Child Development (ADEA ICQN) to convene Together for Early Childhood Evidence (T4ECE) task force teams and partners to discuss data-informed early childhood care and education (ECCE) systems in Africa. This report provides a full summary of the 2-day event and sessions....read more

December 8, 2022

Together for Early Childhood Evidence Mauritius Workshop Slides

  • Africa Regional
  • Presentation
These slides were presented during the 2-day Together for Early Childhood Evidence Task Force Workshop held in Mauritius in October 2022.  This meeting convened T4ECE Task Force members from Liberia, Rwanda, Malawi, South Africa, and Mauritius, as well as partners from USAID and Lego Foundation to discuss how we can collectively move towards more data-informed early childhood care and education (ECCE) systems in Africa....read more

December 23, 2021

Early Childhood Care & Education Quality Assurance Systems in Africa

  • Education
  • Report
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 report reviews ECCE Quality Assurance Systems (QAS) in 14 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa based on survey data collected from each country’s Ministry of Education and discussion with key stakeholders across the continent. The role of QAS in promoting ECCE quality has been well-documented and QASs have featured prominently in high-income countries’ efforts to improve ECCE quality. Data and information gleaned from survey responses gave insight into 1) the existence of quality standards in Africa; 2) what kinds of monitoring systems are in place across the continent to monitor these standards; and 3) repercussions in place if standards are not met…...read more

March 26, 2021

Early Childhood Measurement Tools Webinar Slide Deck

By ECD Measure Team

  • Global, South Africa
  • Presentation
Presentation from the March 25, 2021 Together for Early Childhood Evidence webinar focused on early childhood measurement tools, with a spotlight on the Early Learning Outcomes Measure (ELOM) from South Africa....read more