1. Hye-Jin Park Division of Basic Education UNESCO, Paris February 2007
Regional Training Workshop: Early Childhood Policy Review < Day 1 afternoon >
Hye-Jin Park
Division of Basic Education
UNESCO, Paris
February 2007

2. Results of the UNESCO/OECD Early Childhood Policy Reviews
Brazil
Indonesia
Kazakhstan
Kenya

3. Early Childhood Policy Review Project
Project objectives
Conduct a policy review in 4 countries: Indonesia, Kenya, Kazakhstan, Brazil
Identify policy options and strategies for countries
Compile comparative information on policy planning and implementation
Disseminate results nationally and globally
Partner with OECD to undertake review in developing countries
(See: Starting Strong I and II )
In 2004/5 specifically, we implemented the UNESCO/OECD Early Childhood Policy Review Project in 4 countries: Brazil, Indonesia, Kazakhstan and Kenya.
The project reviewed early childhood policies, systems and practices in these countries in order to identify concrete measures to improve their policies.
The results were compiled in reports which presented information in a comparative perspective: they were based on data analysis and comparison with
other countries with similar historical, social, cultural and economic backgrounds.
So they serve also as reference materials for early childhood policy planning in other countries
And it is the UNESCO/OECD project because it was an important partner. We modified the format they used for their thematic reviews on early childhood to suit our work in developing countries.

4. Brazil The issue: integration of 0-3 & 4-6 under education
Challenge: integration of 0-3 slow
Recommendations:
Attention to 0-3 crucial for equity
Investment assistance from the federal
gov’t

5. Indonesia The issue: Promotion of non-formal Challenge:
services
Challenge:
Remaining inequity in educational services
Divergent system of formal vs non-formal services
Recommendations:
Gov’t investment indispensable to tackle inequities
Merging of the two departments within MOE
Need for systemic development

6. Kazakhstan The issue: Universal access to pre-primary education
Challenge:
remaining disparities in early years
Quality services, but limited access
Recommendations:
Pro-poor implementation of
universalisation
Three options to balance access and
quality

7. Kenya The issue: development vs. education Challenge: Recommendations:
Extending the mandate of MOE
Pre-primary education vs. ECD
Recommendations:
MOE for policy development
Pre-primary education as part of PE
ECD with partnership with other sectors

8. Follow-ups Brazil: 0-3 included in the new funding scheme Indonesia:
Discussion on the merge;
Parliament’s attention to ECCE
Kazakhstan:
Inequity recognised among local education officials
Kenya:
Coherent, inter-sectoral policy framework developed