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Policies and strategies to expand ECCE: what makes a difference in countries. Input from UNGEI technical meeting. UN Girls’ Education Initiative. Vision Equal access to all levels of education by 2015 Partnership Platform for Action Objectives
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Policies and strategies to expand ECCE: what makes a difference in countries Input from UNGEI technical meeting
UN Girls’ Education Initiative • Vision • Equal access to all levels of education by 2015 • Partnership • Platform for Action • Objectives • Movement for girls’ education in the context of poverty reduction and development • Provide leadership • Develop key strategies • Develop and implement strong advocacy • Provide leadership in technical work, information sharing, and capacity building for girls’ education
Early Childhood Care and Education • Welcome the Global Monitoring Report • Provides advocacy materials as to why investing in ECCE, especially for vulnerable and disadvantaged children, is necessary • Starting point for UNGEI Technical meeting. • Discussed strategies and way forward related to the following themes:
The ECCE policy agenda • Comprehensive Policy Framework • Identify needs • Identify context and strategies to reach out • Financing Frameworks • Integrating into national and international budget frameworks • Coordination Mechanisms • ECCE covers multiple sectors, serving the children from before birth to age 8
Expanding ECCE • Empower and enhance communities at the local level, incl. all stakeholders to provide for comprehensive ECCE • Use UNGEI as the partnership vehicle to promote ECCE particularly for girls (media as a key partner) • Mobilize resources creatively through national multisectoral plans, private sector, NGOs and the development/donor community
ECCE programs and strategies • 0-3: Provide comprehensive parenting education through existing services incl health, nutrition and education services • 3-6: Government responsible for developing quality standards and targeting the high risk population. • Develop quality teaching and learning methods for both pre-school and grade 1
Measuring impact and monitoring quality • Develop national standards • Develop different tools to measure impact in the short term and long term (eg. Children ready for school and schools ready for children) • Benchmarks could be national, regional and international