The organization works to improve care and early education for Latino children, and hosts a workshop to help prepare young men for fatherhood.
These findings are included in the Early Childhood Care and Education Regional Report - Europe and North America, which will be presented and discussed at the first World Conference on Early Childhood Care and Education (Moscow, 27-29 September).
The Organization was specifically requested to reinforce its efforts to promote and develop Early Childhood Care and Education.
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Ministers expressed concern about persistent education inequities among and within countries, and lack of progress on specific EFA goals, in particular education quality, early childhood care and education, skills development and adult literacy.
It is hoped it will mobilize support from the general public and policymakers for early childhood care and education.
Ministers from 65 countries, along with experts, academics and practitioners of early childhood care and education are attending the event, which is organized by UNESCO, the Government of the Russian Federation and the City of Moscow.
The Moscow conference will take stock of progress made over the past decade and identify ways for countries to achieve the goal of expanding and improving comprehensive early childhood care and education, especially for the most disadvantaged by 2015.
They represent the aspirations of children for education and for their lives, and aim to mobilize additional support from the general public and policy makers for early childhood care and education.
Ms. Mebarak Ripoll became a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund in 2003, where she promotes the expansion and improvement of comprehensive early childhood care and education across the world.
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Develop, implement and evaluate varied approaches to Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) in the Arab States with particular emphasis on reviewing and improving policies and practices and expanding ECCE for the most vulnerable and disadvantaged children.
Every country that is committed to inclusion, growth and social justice should have strong national early childhood care and education policies in place.
This program makes home visitors available to connect families to a range of services including health care, early education, early intervention and more to better ensure that children are healthy and prepared for school and life.
Different regions set different priorities: Eastern and southern Africa countries choose to focus on early childhood care and education, and central and west African countries focus on improving the unfinished business of Universal Primary Education.
In addition to his research in the U.S., he conducts research in Chile and China, and has consulted with UNICEF, the World Bank, and the Inter-American Development Bank concerning early childhood care and education in global contexts.
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It will explore mechanisms for setting benchmarks and targets, for overcoming obstacles that hinder development of early childhood care and education services and for monitoring progress towards service delivery.
To provide children with a healthier start, local elected officials commit to helping early care and education program providers incorporate best practices for nutrition, physical activity and screen time into their programs.
While the prospects are positive for Universal Primary Education and Gender equality, the challenges are particularly daunting for the remaining four goals, namely early childhood care and education, youth and adult skills, adult literacy and the issue of quality.
In the Early Childhood Care and Education category, Health Phone by Nand Wadhwani (China) was selected.
Addressing exclusion must start with early childhood care and education, the second policy knot.
The participants also reviewed reports on the state of early Childhood Care and Education.
The Big Picture was launched during the 2012 Global Action Week (22-28 April), which focused on early childhood care and education.
Research shows that quality early childhood care and education (ECCE) has multiple benefits for individual children, their families and society as a whole.
Dr. Kozue Kay Nagata, Director, UNESCO Islamabad in her message highlighted the importance of early intervention through Early Childhood Care and Education in the development of children with Down syndrome.
This sixth meeting of the EFA High-Level Group, which has met annually since the Dakar Forum, paid special attention to the goal of expanding early childhood care and education (ECCE).
The report is one of five regional reports on Early Childhood Care and Education prepared for the conference, which is organised by UNESCO, the Russian Federation and the City of Moscow.
However, progress towards the other goals has been much slower, notably early childhood care and education, youth and adult learning, vocational education and training, gender equality and literacy, as well as the quality of education.
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Participants firmly insisted on the need for a stronger focus on early childhood care and education, more and better qualified teachers, as well as reform of post-primary education, including technical and vocational training, and the need to concentrate more on all aspects of the quality of education.
We must also ensure that, like the countries we typically compare ourselves to, we provide quality early childhood education, health care and extended learning opportunities to all children in need.
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These goals express a comprehensive view of education, from early childhood care and development to literacy and life skills for youth and adults.
In many countries girls marry at a very young age, become pregnant too early and cut short their education to take care of their young family.
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