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ECE Accelerator

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Strengthening Early Childhood Education in Education Sector Planning Processes

This global toolkit supports the inclusion and strengthening of Early Childhood Education (ECE) in the context of Education Sector Planning (ESP) processes.

Hover over each phase of the Education Sector Analysis (ESA) and Planning Cycle below to find related ECE-specific guidance, tools, templates, additional resources, and examples.

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See Section 1: Strengthen Political Will for ECE and Understanding of ECE Subsector

See Section 1 for guidance, tools, resources and examples to support you:

  • understand the key features of an effective ECE subsector;
  • conduct ECE advocacy efforts;
  • set up or invigorate an ECE technical working group;
  • clarify the ECE space in your context.
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See Section 2: Conduct ECE Data and Policy Mapping and Analysis

See Section 2 for guidance, tools, resources and examples to support you:

  • identify, consolidate and assess available ECE data and information;
  • identify ECE data gaps and consider ECE evidence generation plans;
  • conduct a comprehensive analysis of the ECE subsector;
  • formulate the ECE sections or chapter of the ESA report.
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See Section 3: Establish an ECE Subsector Vision to Inform Planning and Section 4: Develop and Appraise ECE Subsector Plans

See Section 3 for guidance, tools, resources and examples to support you:

  • formulate ECE strategies, activities, etc.;
  • understand how to estimate costs of the ECE strategies and activities

See Section 4 for guidance, tools, resources and examples to support you:

  • develop ECE components of an operational/action plan.
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See Section 4: Develop and Appraise ECE Subsector Plans

See Section 4 for guidance, tools, resources and examples to support you:

  • revisit ECE components of an operational/action plan; and
  • check for consistency, coherence and feasibility of ECE components of operational plans.
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Section 5: Implementation considerations

See Section 5 for guidance, tools, resources and examples.

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See Section 6: Report ECE Progress and Engage in Review Processes

See Section 6 for guidance, tools, resources and examples to support you:

  • review and report consolidated, annual ECE data (including key performance indicators, indicators, and targets).
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See Section 7: Prepare for Final Evaluation

See Section 7 for guidance, tools, resources and examples.

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About the ECE Accelerator Toolkit

This toolkit aims to:

  • Support countries in developing and mainstreaming evidence-based Early Childhood Education (ECE) subsector plans into the broader education sector plans and budgets; and

  • Build capacity in basic data analysis, prioritization of challenges, planning and costing for ECE for enhanced overall subsector development.

Self-Assessment Questionnaire

The “self-assessment” questionnaire is the starting point to help you identify which section(s) or tool(s) is/are most relevant for your context.

Answer the self-assessment questions to identify which section(s) or tool(s) of the ECE Accelerator Toolkit is/are most relevant for your context.

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Sections of the Toolkit

Section 1

Strengthen Political Will for ECE and Understanding of the ECE Subsector

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Section 2

Conduct ECE Data and Policy Mapping and Analysis

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Section 3

Establish an ECE Subsector Vision to Inform Planning

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Section 4

Develop and Appraise ECE Subsector Plans

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Section 6

Report ECE Progress and Engage in Review Processes

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