ukfiet 2015 access to ecd programmes for disadvantaged and vulnerable children evidence review...

UKFIET 2015

Access to ECD programmes for disadvantaged and

vulnerable childrenEVIDENCE REVIEW

Anaïs Loizillon, International Education Consultant

Overview

ECD: is it ECCE, ECEC, ECE, ECCD ?

Barriers to access Evidence-based solutions

Objective 1: Barriers to access

Barriers to access

Population characteristics

Environmental factors of disadvantage

Supply-side challenges

Objective 2: Solutions

Mechanisms to increase access

Addressing family poverty-related issuesDelivering parental support programmesBringing in excluded communitiesAddressing specific environment circumstancesAddressing coverage and supply issues

Richest 20%--------------Poorest 20%

Ratio of attendance in ECE programme based on household wealth

In Bhutan, a rich child is 10 times more likely to attend ECE

Barriers to access (1)

Population characteristics Poverty Mother’s education level Birth registration Children with disabilities HIV/AIDS-related orphans Other marginalised populations

Barriers to access (2)

Environmental factors Location Conflict

% of trained teachers in pre-primary

Low-income Ethiopia: 86%

Upper-middle incomePanama: 21%

Barriers to access (3)

Supply-side challenges Location Conflict Private ECD programmes Quality of ECD programmes Financing

Evidence-based solutions

Addressing family poverty Parenting support Bringing in excluded

communities Addressing environmental issues Addressing supply issues

Conclusions

120+ studies reviewed Driven by positive child-

outcomes Not all are formal evaluations More examples?

‘The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of

today.’(FDR)

THANK YOU!

ANAÏS LOIZILLON

International education consultanta.loizillon@gmail.com