Africa's future, Africa's challenge: Early childhood care and development in Sub-Saharan Africa
An inquiry into the state of early childhood education and care in Sub-Saharan Africa, including information on program development and evaluations, service delivery, public policy initiatives, and a presentation of challenges in the future of early childhood services in the region
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Brain development and ECD: A case for investment
An argument for the increased investment in early childhood development (ECD) and the expansion of education and care services in Sub-Saharan Africa, based on the premise that healthy brain development helps children achieve their full potential
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Can early childhood programs be financially sustainable in Africa?
An inquiry into the financial sustainability of early education programs in Africa, and a comparison of costs and benefits between preschool and primary school services
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Community-based approaches that work in Eastern and Southern Africa
An examination of both home-based and community-based interventions to counter the influence of malnutrition on children’s development in select regions of Malawi, South Africa, Tanzania, and Uganda, using the Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI) strategy
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Early childhood care and education in Sub-Saharan Africa: What would it take to meet the Millenium Development Goals?
An inquiry into the feasibility of the Sub-Saharan African countries to meet the first four Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) pertaining to the education and well-being of young children, with a focus on improving children’s access to preschool education and health status
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Early childhood counts: A programming guide on early childhood care for development
A Programming Guide which provides in-depth discussions of the preparation,
planning, implementation, financing, monitoring, and evaluation of diverse Early Child Development programs and strategies
Reports & Papers
ECD and HIV/AIDS: The newest policy and programming challenge
A discussion of obstacles to the provision of early childhood development (ECD) programs for children infected with HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa, including a description of current services and policies regarding HIV/AIDS and early childhood education
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ECD in Africa: A historical perspective
An examination of the history of early childhood development (ECD)-related programs in Africa, with a focus on formal programs in those parts of Africa colonized by Britain
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ECD Policy: A comparative analysis in Ghana, Mauritius, and Namibia
A discussion of the sociopolitical climate surrounding the adaptation of early childhood development (ECD) policies in Ghana, Mauritius, and Namibia
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Fathering: The role of men in raising children in Africa - Holding up the other half of the sky
A discussion of the social function of fatherhood in African societies, including an exploration of the benefits of increased paternal involvement to children’s development and well-being
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The impact of ECD programs and older children's school attendance in Kenya
An exploration of the relationship between families' access to early childhood development (ECD) programs, maternal employment, and older children’s school attendance in Kenya
Reports & Papers
Inclusive education: A Mauritian response to the "Inherent Rights of the Child"
Findings from a case study on the development of universal inclusive educational settings for children with special needs in Mauritius
Reports & Papers
Introducing preprimary classes in Africa: Opportunities and challenges
An account of the experiences of South Africa, Kenya, Zimbabwe, and Lesotho during the implementation of early education and teacher training programs in their educational systems
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Introduction
A brief discussion of evolution of early childhood services and the corresponding public policy agenda in Sub-Saharan Africa
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Linking policy discourse to everyday life in Kenya: Impacts of neoliberal policies on early education and childrearing
A discussion of the influence of local and international economic, cultural and social policies towards the rebuilding of Kenya’s infrastructure, as well as policies of lending institutions such as the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank, on children on families’ everyday lives
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Madrasa Early Childhood Development Program: Making a difference
A description of the Madrasa Early Child Development Program in Kenya, a comprehensive program to deliver early childhood services to Muslim children to better prepare them for school
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Mapping and documenting effective programming
A description of the qualitative approach of the Effectiveness Institute (EI) in the assessment of global quality in early childhood programs throughout the world and descriptions of 10 programs under assessment in 10 countries
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(Mis)Understanding ECD in Africa: The force of local and global motives
An exploration of the relevance of global perspectives on early childhood development (ECD) to the design and implementation of early learning programs in Africa
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New threats to early childhood development: Children affected by HIV/AIDS
A discussion of the influence of the prevalence of HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa on children’s family supports and development
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Parenting challenges for the changing African family
A description of the social and global forces affecting the strength and structure of families in Africa, and a proposal of strategies to help protect families and support the continent’s youngest children
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Parenting programmes: An important ECD intervention strategy
A review of current literature on the nature and impact of parenting programs aimed at the care and education of young children
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Parenting programmes: An important ECD intervention strategy [Executive summary]
A summary of a review of current literature on the nature and impact of parenting programs aimed at the care and education of young children
Executive Summary
Participatory ECD policy planning in Francophone West Africa
A description of a collaborative effort to develop policies for the provision of early childhood education and care services in the African countries of Burkina Faso, Mauritania, and Senegal
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Positioning ECD nationally: Trends in selected African countries
A compendium of early childhood development (ECD) policy in the countries of Sub-Saharan Africa, with a focus on policies regarding economic development and children’s health and well-being
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Regional early childhood policy review
An overview of three workshops of the UNESCO-UNICEF joint regional policy review project, a project to support eight countries in the Asia-Pacific region in their reviews of national and regional policies in the field of early childhood care and education (ECCE)
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