Author: ECD Measure
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
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
ECD Measure Newsletter, April 2021
The April 2021 issue of ECD Measure’s quarterly newsletter shares recent work of the Consortium, including resources from our latest webinar and a blog on Ethiopia’s first pre-primary national assessment. It also includes recent blogs and publications from the ECD Measure team, as well as other recent resources on ECE data and measurement. Access the […]
May 13, 2021
Ethiopia Builds its First National Assessment of Pre-primary Education
Authors: Dr. Belay Hagos, Associate Professor of Education, Director, Institute of Educational Research, Addis Ababa University Fitsum Mulugeta, Education Economist, The World Bank Enrollment in Early Childhood Education (ECE) expanded ten-fold over the past decade when the Ethiopian government and development partners increased their investment in the sub-sector. To guide the effort of complementing this […]
Apr 1, 2021
Webinar: Early Childhood Measurement Tools
ECD Measure hosted this webinar on March 25 at 9:00am ET. The presentation slides are available in our Resources. The interactive session provided background on defining the purpose of measurement in participants’ countries and provided guidance on considerations to make when designing or selecting tools to measure child development. We also heard from experts at the […]
Mar 15, 2021
Webinar: Monitoring and Quality Assurance Systems for Early Childhood Education
ECD Measure hosted this webinar on January 21, 2021 at 8:00am ET. The presentation slides are available in our Resources. Speaker: Dr. Laura Johns, Propulsion Discussant: Ms. Maya Soonarane, ADEA ICQN-ECD With Rebecca Sayre, Dr. Abbie Raikes, ECD Measure Thanks to more than fifty participants who joined the Together for Early Childhood Evidence webinar on developing […]
Jan 22, 2021
ECD Measure Newsletter, January 2021
The January 2021 issue of ECD Measure’s quarterly newsletter shares recent work of the Consortium, including an upcoming webinar, South Africa’s national ECE data system, and latest blog posts from the ECD Measure team, as well as other recent resources on ECE data and measurement. Access the newsletter online.
Jan 14, 2021
South Africa works toward a national ECE data system while adapting to COVID-19
Authors: Janeli Kotze, Deputy Director of Research Coordination, Monitoring and Evaluation, Department of Basic Education & Vuyelwa Ntuli, Chief Education Specialist, Early Childhood Development, Department of Basic Education Introduction South Africa has a moderately high net enrollment rate for early childhood education (ECE), with 69 percent of children aged three to five enrolled in some form of early […]
Dec 14, 2020
Assessing the ECD needs of six USAID Missions in Africa
To better understand and take stock of the opportunities and challenges at the country-level in early childhood development (ECD), particularly in light of the unique COVID-19 context, ECD Measure conducted a needs assessment with the six participating countries (Ethiopia, Liberia, Rwanda, South Africa, Tanzania and Zambia). The needs assessment was designed to gather inputs from […]
Nov 19, 2020
ECD Measure Newsletter, October 2020
The October 2020 issue of ECD Measure’s quarterly newsletter announces the launch of Phase 2 of the Consortium and includes the latest blog posts from the ECD Measure team, as well as other recent resources on ECE data and measurement. Access the newsletter online.
Oct 23, 2020