World Conference on Early Childhood Care and Education Moscow, September 2010 Broad Objectives To refocus global policy dialogue on the importance of ECCE to enable countries to accrue the proven benefits of ECCE (poverty alleviation; capital formation; child well being; educational attainment; reduction of inequalities between rich and poor;improved societal benefits)

To forge mechanisms for support to Member States to establish Coherent and systemic approaches to stregthen ECCE national development efforts Enhanced access and equity; with special attention to the most vulnerable and diisadvantaged groups Improved quality and assurance standards Viable models of governance for integrated holistic ECCE provisions Improved financial stategies and investment mechanisms

To share good practices, research and lessons learned to inform policies and strategies for expanded access to quality ECCE, especially for the most vulnerable and disadvantaged children

Persisting Challenges No common definition of Early childhood care and Education No common standards or indicators for ECCE (holisitc dimensions) Weak or absent national policies for ECCE; in particular the neglect of 0 to 3) Poor governance, coordiation and integration; weaknesses in the provision of holistic services Difficulties of going to scale while maintaining quality Insufficient financing and investment

Partners and Preparations Task Force Expert Commitee Regional networks: OECD, LAC, ARNEC, ADEA, etc Regional Consultations; ADEA, RIGA, Arab States, LAC Questionnaire for country offices to gather qualitative information (GMR) Web forum and discussion Commissioned papers