System Assessment and Benchmarking for Education Results (SABER) Policy Domains Learning for all Low-income Countries Middle-income Countries OECD Countries Fragile and Conflict-Afflicted Countries Teachers ICT Resources Governance and Institutions Service Delivery Sub-Systems System-wide Quality Assurance Learning Standards Learning Assessments Information Management Financing Equity and Inclusion Early Childhood Development Primary & Secondary Schooling Tertiary Education School Health Workforce Development Governance and Institutions 1

All children have the opportunity to reach their full potential Policy Goals Legal Framework Intersectoral Coordination Finance Establishing an Enabling Environment Coverage Equity Area of Focus Implementing Widely ECD Information Quality Standards Compliance with Standards Monitoring and Assuring Quality Policy LeversOutcome Effective ECD policies SABER- ECD Analytical Framework 2

1. Stocktake Engage stakeholders in all relevant sectors Use instruments with a multi-sectoral focus Take stock of: major ECD programs ECD policies 2. Analyze Use Program Typology to classify ECD programs Use Rubric to classify ECD policies International benchmarking 3. Identify Options Identify country- specific policy options to strengthen ECD Informed by international comparisons Produce Country Report and Presentation SABER- ECD Process at the Country Level 3 Total time per country = 8-10 weeks

Summary of ECD programs in Tanzania Single sector Specific sector w/inputs from other sector Multiple sectors, specific programs for targeted or universal populations Comprehensive regular monitoring. Some universal services, with tailored interventions Focus Areas- Mechanisms Coordinated interventions across multiple sectors Complexity of institutional arrangements Cash transfers Sectoral Cross- Sectoral Multi- Sectoral Comprehensive Single sector Specific sector w/inputs from other sector Multiple sectors, specific programs for targeted or universal populations Comprehensive regular monitoring. Some universal services, with tailored interventions Focus Areas- Mechanisms Coordinated interventions across multiple sectors Complexity of institutional arrangements Newborn and Child Health Program Example: Cash transfers Sectoral Cross- Sectoral Multi- Sectoral Comprehensive National Programs for maternal and child nutrition National Programs for Anemia, iodine deficiency, Vitamin A deficiency PMTCT & Pediatric AIDS Care & Treatment Preschools Immunization and Vaccine Development Programs for children with special needs National Program for Care & Support of People Living with HIV National Program for Most Vulnerable Children Example: Chile Crece Contigo Example: School feeding

International Comparisons Legend: Latent Emerging Established Advanced ECD Policy GoalPolicy Lever Level of Development TanzaniaKenyaChileEthiopiaSwedenTurkeyUzbekistan Establishing an Enabling Environment Legal Framework Coordination Financing N/A Implementing Widely Coverage Equity N/A N/A Area of Focus Monitoring and Assuring Quality ECD Information Quality Standards Compliance with Standards

SABER- ECD Implementation in Africa Country analysis planned in at least 30 countries: Angola Benin Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Cote DIvoire Eritrea Democratic Republic of Congo Ethiopia Gambia Ghana Kenya Lesotho Liberia Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania Mauritius Mozambique Namibia Nigeria Rwanda Senegal Seychelles Sierra Leone South Africa Tanzania Togo Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe Legend: Data collected Data collection launching soon Data collection planned