Global tracking of access and quality in early childhood care and education

International Journal of Child Care and Education Policy

Review

Abbie Raikes¹  Nirmala Rao²  Hirokazu Yoshikawa³  Dana McCoy⁴  Florencia Lopez Boo⁵  Claudia Cappa⁶  Caroline Cohrssen⁷  Jere Behrman⁸  Linda Richter⁹  Amanda Devercelli^1,10 

[1] College of Public Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, USA;Faculty of Education, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong;Global TIES, New York University, New York, USA;Harvard University, Cambridge, USA;Inter-American Development Bank, Washington, USA;UNICEF, New York, USA;University of New England, Armidale, Australia;University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA;University of Witswatersand, Johannesburg, South Africa;World Bank, Washington, USA;

关键词: Early childhood care and education;    Definition;    Preprimary education;    National-level monitoring and measurement;    SDG Target 4.2;   

DOI  :  10.1186/s40723-023-00116-5

 received in 2022-02-01, accepted in 2023-04-04,  发布年份 2023

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

Investments in early childhood care and education (ECCE) have contributed to a growing demand for internationally comparable data. Yet data on access to quality ECCE are not routinely collected in many countries, leading to limited information on equitable access to ECCE, quality of provision, and the impact on learning and wellbeing outcomes.This paper outlines the current status of global measurement of access to quality ECCE and identifies issues with definitions, availability, and accuracy of ECCE data across countries and outlines paths forward. We argue that estimates of access to ECCE should be based on children’s participation in quality ECCE across multiple program types, rather than enrollment or attendance alone, given the critical importance of dosage and participation for ensuring positive benefits from ECCE. Governments, international organizations, and researchers all have roles to play in setting standards to define and monitor ECCE, generating workable tools for measuring nationally, and globally investing in national monitoring systems and routine household surveys to obtain accurate estimates of access to quality ECCE.

【 授权许可】

CC BY   
© The Author(s) 2023