Author: ECD Measure
Announcing Phase 2: Working Together for Early Childhood Evidence
Author: Abbie Raikes, PhD, associate professor at the College of Public Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center On behalf of ECD Measure, a research group hosted at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, and in partnership with USAID and the Research Technical Assistance Center (RTAC), I am happy to announce Phase 2 of the Consortium […]
Oct 17, 2020
Reflecting on progress from Phase 1 of CPDMA
Cross-posted on ecdmeasure.org Four CPDMA country teams (Liberia, Rwanda, South Africa and Ethiopia) have been working together since early 2019 to map out their ECE data systems and develop plans to use data to improve outcomes for young children. Liberia We learned that delivering evidence-based interventions for early childhood care and development are very important. That […]
Feb 7, 2020
CPDMA Convenes Consortium-wide Conference in Kigali, Rwanda
Cross-posted on ecdmeasure.org Earlier this month, the Consortium on Pre-Primary Data and Measurement in Africa (CPDMA) convened the CPDMA Taskforce Conference: ECE Data Utilization to Impact Change in Kigali, Rwanda, co-hosted by the Rwanda Ministry of Education, National Early Childhood Development Program (Ministry of Gender and Family Promotion), and USAID. Nearly fifty participants from ten countries joined the meeting. The […]
Nov 21, 2019
Cross-posted on ecdmeasure.org We all need feedback to know how we’re doing. As more and more countries recognize the importance of early childhood education, data are essential for charting an effective path forward. On behalf of the Consortium for Preprimary Data and Measurement in Africa, we recently joined the Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA), […]
Jul 11, 2019
Liberia begins its journey toward a pre-primary data system
Author: Cecelia Cassell, Dean, Teachers College, University of Liberia Cross-posted on ecdmeasure.org Liberia is at a critical moment for early childhood education. According to the 2019 UNESCO Global Education Monitoring Report, 88 percent of Liberian children are enrolled in an ECE program at least one year before primary school entry. However, it is common for overage children […]
Jun 25, 2019
Consortium on Pre-Primary Data and Measurement in Africa Kicks Off at CIES in San Francisco
Cross-posted on ecdmeasure.org On April 15, 2019, the Consortium for Pre-Primary Data and Measurement in Africa (CPDMA) held a kick-off breakfast at the Comparative and International Education Society (CIES) annual conference in San Francisco, USA. CPDMA, funded by USAID and convened by ECD Measure Group, is building a global consortium on data and measurement in early childhood, […]
Apr 26, 2019
