Author: ECD Measure
A Spotlight on Ethiopia’s Knowledge Hub
Authors: Dr. Menelik Desta, Executive Director, Ethiopian School Readiness Initiative Professor Belay Kibret, Addis Ababa University The Ethiopian Together for Early Childhood Evidence (T4ECE) country task force team, under the leadership of the Ethiopian School Readiness Initiative (ESRI), recently established a Knowledge Hub to support collaboration and alignment among early childhood actors in Ethiopia. The Knowledge Hub aims to […]
Jun 15, 2022
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ECD Measure Newsletter, April 2022
The April 2022 issue of ECD Measure’s quarterly newsletter shares recent work of the Consortium, including a recent blog about how we’re working to engage childcare providers in the measurement process. It also includes USAID’s Pre-Primary Education Guidance Note, which helps education practitioners learn more about designing high-quality pre-primary education activities. Access the newsletter online […]
Apr 29, 2022
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ECD Measure Newsletter, January 2022
The January 2022 issue of ECD Measure’s quarterly newsletter shares recent work of the Consortium, including a recent report that reviews Early Childhood Care and Education Quality Assurance Systems in 14 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa. It also includes a roundtable discussion co-hosted by ADEA and Together for Early Childhood Evidence on ECE Quality Assurance Systems. […]
Jan 28, 2022
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Why ECE quality assurance systems are essential to promote the well-being of children in Africa
Quality Assurance for Early Childhood Education The future of the African continent depends on the development of its children. The success of a nation depends on how well its education system can produce knowledgeable, skilled citizens prepared for the 21st-century workforce. One driver of this success is early childhood education (ECE). However, the ECE sector […]
Nov 21, 2021
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Webinar: Early Childhood Education Quality Assurance Systems for Africa
On 22nd September 2021, Together for Early Childhood Evidence co-hosted a webinar on Early Childhood Education (ECE) Quality Assurance Systems (QAS) for Africa with the Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA), through its Inter-Country Quality Node on Early Childhood Development (ICQN-ECD). The event convened nearly 100 participants from 32 African countries and partner […]
Oct 7, 2021
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ECD Measure Newsletter, September 2021
The September 2021 issue of ECD Measure’s quarterly newsletter shares recent work of the Consortium, including an update on the USAID-supported research and capacity-building in Rwanda, implemented by Save the Children Rwanda. It also includes a recent publication from the Society for Research in Child Development that ECD Measure’s Dr. Abbie Raikes contributed to. Access […]
Sep 28, 2021
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Data in the Driver’s Seat: Using Data to Shape Decisions on Pre-Primary Education in Rwanda
Author: Caroline Dusabe, Senior Education Advisor, Save the Children Challenges Posed by COVID-19 When the COVID-19 pandemic hit Rwanda, it did not just disrupt learning and cause learning loss. It also led to losses in previous gains on building high quality learning environments in pre-primary classrooms. After more than nine months of school closures, the […]
Sep 23, 2021
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ECD Measure Newsletter, July 2021
The July 2021 issue of ECD Measure’s quarterly newsletter shares recent work of the Consortium, including an update on our research projects in Ethiopia, Rwanda, Liberia, and South Africa, and a recent brief on ECE quality assurance systems in Africa. It also includes recent blogs and resources from the ECD Measure team, as well as […]
Jul 15, 2021
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Together for Early Childhood Evidence Supports four country research projects in Africa
Together for Early Childhood Evidence: Consortium on Pre-Primary Data and Measurement in Africa began in 2018 as an initiative to bring together government officials, researchers and other stakeholders interested in pre-primary data and measurement in Africa. Together for Early Childhood Evidence is convened by ECD Measure at the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC), College of Public […]
Jul 2, 2021
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By Dr. Dawn Davis (ECD Measure) and Dr. Cecelia Cassell (University of Liberia) Over the past decade, Liberia has increasingly focused on improving access and quality early childhood education (ECE). Measurement is a key component of a quality ECE system, and Liberia has adapted ECD Measure’s Brief Early Childhood Quality Inventory (BEQI) to help Liberian researchers and […]
Jun 10, 2021
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