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Early Childhood Education in Crisis: Voices from ECE Personnel in Asia-Pacific and Sub-Saharan Africa during the COVID-19 Pandemic

By:

Kyungah Bang and Hang Su (UNESCO Bangkok Office)

To better understand ECE personnel’s needs and mitigate the negative impact of COVID-19 on ECE services, UNESCO Bangkok and UNESCO Dakar teamed up with partners to conduct region surveys in Asia-Pacific and Sub-Saharan Africa. Learn about the key observations and reccomendations.

INTESYS helps the early childhood workforce work better - together

INTESYS helps the EC Workforce work better - together

"Health, education, a safe and stimulating environment at home and in public spaces...none of these is more important than the other." - Mihaela Ionescu, ISSA

Missing Information Hampers Policymaking for Young Children

Experts are urging significant policy shifts and substantial new investments to revamp how those working with young children are prepared, supported, and compensated.

How can the early childhood workforce foster nurturing care?

This year’s World Health Assembly marked a turning point for young children around the world with the launch of the Nurturing Care for Early Childhood Development Framework.

quality preschool programs support teachers

Improving the quality of preschool programs starts with supporting teachers

Finding ways to better position and support preschool teachers, who are at the core of the system, is crucial to addressing these challenges. Here are some insights from our study on preschool teachers in Ukraine.

Teacher well-being is a critical and often overlooked part of school health

Relative to professionals in other sectors, educators experience significantly more stress and suffer more often from mental health problems. Teacher well-being is critical and often overlooked.

Analysis – Developing the early years workforce: what does the evidence tell us?

Despite the difficulty in identifying exactly which specific qualifications and characteristics make for highly-qualified staff, both researchers and practitioners tend to agree that a highly qualified workforce is crucial for high-quality provision.

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