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Early Childhood Education

  1. Leading the profession 27 February 2018

    #WDR2018 Reality Check #16: Early Childhood Education, Poverty and Privatization: Why is ECE so important and underfunded in World Bank policy? By Carol Anne Spreen

    Carol Anne Spreen

    Learning does not begin when a child enters school. It is widely known that from birth to age five the brain develops more rapidly than at any other stage of life, and it is also most sensitive to influences from the external environment (such as cognitive stimulation, language development, care,...

    #WDR2018 Reality Check #16: Early Childhood Education, Poverty and Privatization: Why is ECE so important and underfunded in World Bank policy? By Carol Anne Spreen
  2. Climate action and literacy 17 January 2018

    Costa Rica makes two years of pre-primary education compulsory

    Education International has welcomed the move by Costa Rica to make two years of pre-primary education mandatory before primary school in an effort to achieve the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goal on education.

    Costa Rica makes two years of pre-primary education compulsory
  3. Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 29 November 2017

    Kenya: African unions make early childhood education a top priority

    Leaders from five national education unions in Africa recommended that the International Labour Organisation (ILO) Guidelines on Early Childhood Education be elevated to the level of an ILO Recommendation, making it a legally binding document.

    Kenya: African unions make early childhood education a top priority
  4. Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 20 October 2017

    Nobel Laureate leads historic march across India to keep children safe

    When Kailash Satyarthi commits there is no way of stopping him, which was evident as millions followed his call to end the sexual abuse and trafficking of children in what was the country’s biggest march.

    Nobel Laureate leads historic march across India to keep children safe
  5. Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 7 August 2017

    Finland: education union welcomes new core curriculum in Early Childhood Education

    The education union Opetusalan Ammattijärjestö (OAJ) has expressed its satisfaction at the release of the Finnish National Core Curriculum for Early Childhood Education and Care 2016, which the union significantly contributed to.

    Finland: education union welcomes new core curriculum in Early Childhood Education
  6. Standards and working conditions 3 May 2017

    It’s time to look carefully at where testing fails to make the grade

    Steffen Handal

    Teacher unions have for a long time expressed concern about the growing scope of international tests. In this post, I will point out some of the reasons why Union of Education Norway is especially critical to the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA). I will also point to some alternative...

    It’s time to look carefully at where testing fails to make the grade
  7. Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 20 February 2017

    Tanzania: Innovative collaboration targets early childhood teachers

    In partnership with the Tanzania Teachers’ Union, Education International has launched the “Developing teachers, improving early learning in Tanzania” project, which aims to improve the professional knowledge, skills, and competence of early childhood teachers.

    Tanzania: Innovative collaboration targets early childhood teachers
  8. Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 15 February 2017

    Tanzania: Competence profile a key step towards quality early childhood education

    Together with Education International’s Dennis Sinyolo, Prosper Lubuva, from the Tanzania Teachers’ Unions discusses challenges in early childhood education, and increasing early childhood educators’ professionalism through the development of a competence profile.

    Tanzania: Competence profile a key step towards quality early childhood education
  9. Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 19 January 2017

    Early childhood education a key priority for EI and SDGs

    Education International’s working group on early childhood education has reiterated the importance of ECE in helping young children reach their full potential and the sector’s contribution to the achievement of sustainable development goals.

    Early childhood education a key priority for EI and SDGs
  10. Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 18 August 2016

    UK: Early years' education needs highest level of support

    In response to the UK government’s proposals outlined in the Early Years National Funding Formula consultation, the National Association of Schoolmasters Union of Women Teachers reiterated that significant investment in early years’ education is essential.

    UK: Early years' education needs highest level of support
  11. Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 29 June 2016

    Investing in pre-primary education vital for children’s life chances

    According to a new scorecard on pre-primary education globally released by charity Theirworld, millions of children will not reach their full potential unless governments urgently increase their commitment to pre-primary education for every child.

    Investing in pre-primary education vital for children’s life chances
  12. Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 12 November 2015

    Sri Lankan teachers work to make children’s education free of corporate influence

    Members of the All Ceylon Union of Teachers are preparing to combat the increasing privatisation and de-professionalisation in Sri Lanka’s Early Childhood Education sector, and look at ways of improving access and teachers’ working conditions.

    Sri Lankan teachers work to make children’s education free of corporate influence
  13. Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 3 September 2015

    Argentina: making quality early childhood education for all a priority

    The Confederación de Trabajadores de la Educación de la República Argentina has criticised a bill adopted by the country’s Chamber of Deputies that it says undermines the social right to early education of all children.

    Argentina: making quality early childhood education for all a priority
  14. Achieving Sustainable Development Goal 4 15 April 2015

    Germany: ECE teachers strike for equitable wages

    Around 250,000 early childhood educators in Germany have been called on by their trade unions to go on a nationwide strike today as negotiations with municipalities on a pay agreement continue.

    Germany: ECE teachers strike for equitable wages