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Special Report - Education 2011 (ISSN 17414474)
REGION: Early Childhood Care and Education
Lack of a clear Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) strategy across the region is hampering access for the most vulnerable and disadvantaged young children (up to five years old). The main challenges to better pre-school policy are: access, observance of child rights, efficient programme development and a lack of trained staff. Often, poor coordination between local and national government results in poor delivery and better management or allocation of resources is required. ECCE is important because it links together child rights, child development and, family and community participation in both education and local provision of services.
