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Nepal Status and Vision for ECCE/ECED?. Achievements. Policy and National Guidelines: Draft Education Act with progressive arrangement related to ECD/pre-primary (defined under basic education) is endorsed by cabinet yet to be promulgated by Parliament
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Achievements • Policy and National Guidelines: • Draft Education Act with progressive arrangement related to ECD/pre-primary (defined under basic education) is endorsed by cabinet yet to be promulgated by Parliament • Early Learning Development Standard for age four is endorsed • National guideline on ECD is in place • National curriculum for ECD centers is in place • Parental Education Package is endorsed by the Department of Education 3. Access increased: • 70% of children (GER) in ECD center compare to 53% in 2008. 4. Equity Strategy: • MTR (2011) of School Sector Reform Plan (SSRP 2009-15) recommended for national equity strategy 5. EMIS: Education management system has integrated ECED data on Access
Access to ECED centes and school readiness Student with ECED experiance In grade one: 52% In Nepal 33,089 ECED centers GER: 70% Equal participation of boys and girls 1.1 million children Community/school based 28,773 Institutional School/private 4,316 Source: Department of Education, Flash report 2010/11
Investment in ECED • US $2.6 million for 5 year (SSRP budget) • 3% to ECED, 70% to Basic and Primary • Community Investment for ECD centers is significant. • Private and Public collaboration for ECD facilitators training. • Per Child Funding concept for quality introduced by DOE
Key Challenges: • Inequity is most pronounced for utilization, continuity and effective coverage. • Inequity in terms of rural/urban differences is most pronounced for access • The Mid and Far-Western Regions and some Terai (low land) districts are more deprived than the rest of the country. • Parents Awareness • Lack of Institutional arrangement for capacity building of the ECD facilitators. • Lack of systematic effort for convergence strategy and sectoral investment on ECD. • ECD information management system is limited to School Sector Reform Plan
Future plan ECCD/ECCE • Support for capacity building (on holistic issues) of stakeholders at all level (in the targeted districts) for implementation and monitoring. • Appropriate communication strategy to support implementation and sustainability. • Evidenced based advocacy for scaling up the tested intervention. • Advocacy to support the equity strategy – Explore the opportunity to leverage resources for marginalized communities – next Education Sector Plan • ECD 1000 days campaign- National Planning Commission UNICEF and partners • Study on impact of ECD for school readiness