Tag: Early Childhood Education

Combining monitoring and advocacy for a 10 per cent spending target on pre-primary education

by Pauline Rose and Asma Zubairi | Apr 12, 2023 | Early Childhood

The first five years of a child’s life are among the most critical for their long-term development. This has now become recognised in the introduction of the Sustainable Development Goals, which includes an explicit focus on ensuring that ‘all girls and boys have access to quality early childhood development, care… Read More

Access to and learning outcomes from early childhood education: equity considerations for refugees and non-refugees in Uganda

by Bea Simpson, Mary Goretti Nakabugo and Ricardo Sabates | Oct 8, 2021 | 2021 UKFIET Conference, Early Childhood

This blog was written by Bea Simpson, PhD (Education) student at the University of Cambridge; Mary Goretti Nakabugo (PhD), Executive Director of Uwezo Uganda; and Ricardo...

Learning with Mothers: Mobiles, Motivation, and Measurement. Early Childhood Education Interventions in Pratham

by Varsha Hari Prasad | Sep 28, 2021 | 2021 UKFIET Conference, Early Childhood

This blog was written by Varsha Hari Prasad, Senior Associate at the Measurement, Monitoring, and Evaluation unit at Pratham Education Foundation, India. Pratham’s early...

How “leaders of practice” lead educational change in Zambia

by Anna Murru | Sep 9, 2021 | 2021 UKFIET Conference, Learning

This blog was written by Anna C. Murru, Partnership Manager at VVOB and based in Lusaka, Zambia, in the run-up to her participation at the UKFIET conference’s symposium titled...

Resilience, Protection and Wellbeing – what to expect from the 2021 UKFIET conference

by Khadijah Fancy and Divya Nambiar | Jul 14, 2021 | 2021 Conference Themes, Education in Emergencies

This article summarises an interview with co-convenors of one of six 2021 UKFIET conference themes: Resilience, Protection and Wellbeing. The co-convenors are Khadijah Fancy,...

Ethiopia Builds its First National Assessment of Pre-primary Education

by Belay Hagos Hailu and Fitsum Mulugeta | Apr 14, 2021 | Assessment, Early Childhood, Learning

This article was written by Dr. Belay Hagos, Associate Professor of Education, Director, Institute of Educational Research, Addis Ababa University and Fitsum Mulugeta, Education...

Seven Reasons for Hope in MENA

by Reem Marto | Mar 16, 2021 | Learning

This blog was written by Reem Marto, Head of the Middle East & North Africa Region, Teach For All, and was originally published on the Teach for All website on 22 January...

Implications of COVID-19 for pre-primary education in Ethiopia: Perspectives of parents and caregivers

by Janice Kim, Pauline Rose, Tassew Woldehanna, Belay Hagos Hailu and Mesele Araya | Sep 30, 2020 | COVID-19, Learning

This blog highlights some of the key messages from a recent phone survey carried out with parents and caregivers of pre-primary school-aged children in Ethiopia. The researchers...

Resilience in the Face of Uncertainty: New Research on Early Childhood Services for Refugee Children and Families

by Katherine Merseth King | Aug 25, 2020 | Early Childhood, Education and Migration

This article was written by Katherine Merseth King, Director Early Childhood Development, RTI International. It was originally published on the RTI International website on 29...

Will emergency funding help close the attainment gap?

by John Deans | Jul 14, 2020 | COVID-19, Learning

This blog was written by John Deans, Director of Oriel Square Ltd. This was originally published on the Oriel Square website on 26 June 2020. Following the Department for...

Early childhood education in the face of COVID-19: An opportunity amidst crisis?

by Lynette Okengo, Robert Jenkins and Justin w. van Fleet | Jun 16, 2020 | COVID-19, Learning

This article is written by Lynette Okengo, executive director of the African Early Childhood Network; Robert Jenkins, associate director of education for UNICEF; and Justin W....

How Early Years Practitioners can help parents navigate home learning

by Lyn Challender | Jun 12, 2020 | COVID-19, Learning

This article was written by Lyn Challender, Early Years Professional Development Adviser with Education Development Trust. It was originally published in the Early Years Educator...