2007 EFA Global Monitoring Report: Strong foundations: Early childhood care and education
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation, 2006
Paris: UNESCO Publishing.
An assessment of the progress made by countries and national organizations toward meeting the goals of equitable provision of learning opportunities to all citizens from infancy to adulthood, expressed at the Jomtien World Conference on Education for All, based on cross-national education statistics, household surveys, consultations, literature reviews and commissioned papers, with a focus on national strategies for creating programs and improving services devoted to early childhood care and education
Reports & Papers
2007 EFA Global Monitoring Report: Strong foundations: Early childhood care and education [Summary]
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation, 2006
Paris: UNESCO Publishing.
A summary of an assessment of the progress made by countries and national organizations toward meeting the goals of equitable provision of learning opportunities to all citizens from infancy to adulthood, expressed at the Jomtien World Conference on Education for All, based on cross-national education statistics, household surveys, consultations, literature reviews and commissioned papers, with a focus on national strategies for creating programs and improving services devoted to early childhood care and education
Executive Summary
Early childhood care and education regional report: Arab states
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation, 2010
Paris, France: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation.
An exploration of the status of early childhood systems in 15 Arab countries, including information on early childhood policies, funding, and children's access to programs and services
Reports & Papers
Early childhood care and education regional report: Arab states [Executive summary]
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation, 2010
Paris, France: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation.
A summary of an exploration of the status of early childhood systems in 15 Arab countries, including information on early childhood policies, funding, and children's access to programs and services
Executive Summary
Early childhood care and education regional report: Asia and the Pacific
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation, 2010
Paris, France: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation.
An exploration of the status of early childhood systems in 46 countries in Asia and the Pacific, including information on early childhood policies, funding, and children's access to programs and services
Reports & Papers
Early childhood care and education regional report: Asia and the Pacific [Executive summary]
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation, 2010
Paris, France: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation.
An exploration of the status of early childhood systems in 46 countries in Asia and the Pacific, including information on early childhood policies, funding, and children's access to programs and services
Executive Summary
Early childhood care and education regional report: Europe and North America
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation, 2010
Paris, France: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation.
An exploration of the status of early childhood systems in 52 countries in Europe and North America, including information on early childhood policies, funding, and children's access to programs and services
Reports & Papers
Early childhood care and education regional report: Europe and North America [Executive summary]
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation, 2010
Paris, France: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation.
A summary of an exploration of the status of early childhood systems in 52 countries in Europe and North America, including information on early childhood policies, funding, and children's access to programs and services
Executive Summary
Early childhood care and education regional report: Latin America and the Caribbean
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation, 2010
Paris, France: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation.
An exploration of the status of early childhood systems in 39 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, including information on early childhood policies, funding, and children's access to programs and services
Reports & Papers
Early childhood care and education regional report: Latin America and the Caribbean [Executive summary]
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation, 2010
Paris, France: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation.
A summary of an exploration of the status of early childhood systems in 39 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, including information on early childhood policies, funding, and children's access to programs and services
Executive Summary
Early childhood education and care regional report: Africa
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation, 2010
Paris, France: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation.
An exploration of the status of early childhood systems in 48 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, including information on early childhood policies, funding, and children's access to programs and services
Reports & Papers
Early childhood education and care regional report: Africa [Executive summary]
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation, 2010
Paris, France: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation.
A summary of an exploration of the status of early childhood systems in 48 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, including information on early childhood policies, funding, and children's access to programs and services
Executive Summary
Early childhood education and care regional report: Russian Federation
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation, 2010
Paris, France: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation.
An exploration of the status of early childhood systems in the Russian Federation, including information on early childhood policies, funding, and children's access to programs and services
Reports & Papers
Education for sustainable development good practices in early childhood
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation, 2012
(Education for Sustainable Development in Action: Good Practices No. 4). Paris: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation.
Profiles of 12 early childhood programs and interventions from around the world that focus on sustainable development education
Other
Enhancing learning of children from diverse language backgrounds: Mother tongue-based bilingual or multilingual education in the early years
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation, 2010
Paris, France: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organisation.
An exploration of the use of bilingual or multilingual early childhood programs to aid in the preservation of native languages between generations, based on a review of literature on second language acquisition by young children
Literature Review
Enhancing learning of children from diverse language backgrounds: Mother tongue-based bilingual or multilingual education in the early years [Executive summary]
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation, 2010
Paris, France: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organisation.
A summary of an exploration of the use of bilingual or multilingual early childhood programs to aid in the preservation of native languages between generations, based on a review of literature on second language acquisition by young children
Executive Summary
Expanding equitable early childhood care and education is an urgent need
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation, April, 2012
(Education for All Global Monitoring Report Policy Paper 03). Paris: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation.
A discussion of the contribution of preprimary education to school readiness and an examination of efforts from around the world to increase access to preschool programs
Fact Sheets & Briefs
Framework for action on values education in early childhood
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation, 2000
Paris: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization.
An overview of an early childhood value-based framework for education derived from a United Nations conference on Early Childhood and Family Education
Other
Policy review report: Early childhood care and education in Brazil
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation, 2007
(Early Childhood and Family Policy Series No. 13). Paris: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation.
A discussion of early childhood education and care policies, practices, and issues in Brazil, based on a document review and in-country interviews and site visits conducted by a review team
Reports & Papers
Policy review report: Early childhood care and education in Brazil [Executive summary]
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation, 2007
(Early Childhood and Family Policy Series No. 13). Paris: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation.
A summary of a discussion of early childhood education and care policies, practices, and issues in Brazil, based on a document review and in-country interviews and site visits conducted by a review team
Executive Summary
Policy review report: Early childhood care and education in Indonesia
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation, 2005
(Early Childhood and Family Policy Series No. 10). Paris: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation.
A study conducted by UNESCO/OECD to review Indonesia’s early childhood education and child care policies
Reports & Papers
Policy review report: Early childhood care and education in Indonesia [Executive summary]
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation, 2005
(Early Childhood and Family Policy Series No. 10). Paris: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation.
A summary of a study conducted by UNESCO/OECD to review Indonesia’s early childhood education and child care policies
Executive Summary
Policy review report: Early childhood care and education in Kazakhstan
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation, 2005
(Early Childhood and Family Policy Series No. 12). Paris: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation.
an overview of public policies towards early childhood education and care in Kazakhstan
Reports & Papers
Policy review report: Early childhood care and education in Kazakhstan [Executive summary]
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation, 2005
(Early Childhood and Family Policy Series No. 12). Paris: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation.
A summary of an overview of public policies towards early childhood education and care in Kazakhstan
Executive Summary
Policy review report: Early childhood care and education in Kenya
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation, 2005
(Early Childhood and Family Policy Series No. 11). Paris: United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation.
An overview of public policies towards early childhood education and care in Kenya
Reports & Papers