Education for All Global Monitoring Report - Strong Foundations: Early Childhood Care and Education

Strong Foundations: Early Childhood Care and Education shows that demand for early education and care is expanding rapidly, spurred on by higher numbers of women in the labor market and more single-parent households. While in 1975, on average, one child in 10 was enrolled in pre-primary institutions; by 2004 coverage had increased to about one child in three. The Report also assesses progress towards achieving the other EFA goals set in Dakar, along with the provision of more aid to basic education. This Fifth Edition Of The Efa Global Monitoring Report Assesses Progress Towards The First Efa Goal, Which Calls Upon Countries To Expand And Improve Comprehensive Early Childhood Care And Education, Especially For The Most Disadvantaged Children. Such Interventions Are Crucial To Improving Children's Present Well-being And Future Development. 1. Learning Begins At Birth -- 2. The Six Goals : How Are We Doing? -- 3. Tackling Exclusion : Lessons From Country Experience -- 4. International Support : Making Better Use Of More Aid -- 5. The Compelling Case For Ecce -- 6. Worldwide Progress In Early Childhood Care And Education -- 7. The Making Of Effective Programmes -- 8. Fostering Strong Ecce Policies -- 9. Efa: Action Now -- Annexes: The Education For All Development Index (edi) ; National Learning Assessments By Region And Country ; Statistical Tables ; Aid Tables. [director, Nicholas Burnett]. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 354-373) And Index.