Author: ECD Measure
ECD Measure Newsletter, June 2022
The June 2022 issue of ECD Measure’s quarterly newsletter shares recent work of the Consortium, including recent blogs from the Together for Early Childhood Evidence teams in South Africa and Ethiopia highlighting their work to support strengthening and developing effective early childhood monitoring and measurement systems. Access the newsletter online Subscribe to receive the next newsletter […]
Jul 9, 2022
A Spotlight on South Africa’s Thrive by Five Index
Author: Sonja Giese, Former Founding Executive Director of Innovation Edge Experiences and relationships boost children’s growth in the first five years of growth, generating millions of connections in their brains. In fact, children’s brains form connections faster throughout the first five years of life than at any other point in their lives. Countries in Africa are […]
Jun 15, 2022
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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