Indicators of General Comment 7:

Monitoring implementation of Rights in Early Childhood (CRC)

Clyde Hertzman

“Equity from the Start”

Overarching CSDH Recommendations

Question:

Does the following represent a rights violation under UN

CRC:GC7?

The EDI: a Population-based Measure at Kindergarten

Jamaica % vulnerable on EDI by SES

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• to develop indicators to monitor the realization of the Rights in Early Childhood aspects of CRC

• to provide a transparent way for States Parties to report to CRC on the early years

Our answer is ‘yes’

……thus…….

UN-CRC GC: 7 Indicators Group

2005: indicators group forms; approaches CRC Monitoring Committee; argues that GC:7 is impractical/underused and there is a need for user-friendly and useful GC:7 indicators

2006: CRC Monitoring Committee invites group to develop indicators that would assist States’ reporting and promote CRC GC:7 realization

2006-2008: indicators of GC:7 are completed and accepted for piloting by CRC Monitoring Committee

UN-CRC GC:7 Indicators

15 Indicator Setsin

6 Reporting Clusters

Components of each Indicator Set

Implementation: Creating a Manual

Steps to investigate lack

of response

Steps to investigate lack

of response

Steps to have such policies in

place

Steps to have such policies in

place

Are there processes to evaluate and improve human resources as far as

the early education system is concerned?

Are there processes to evaluate and improve human resources as far as

the early education system is concerned?

NoNo

Steps to have such policies in

place

Steps to have such policies in

place

Are there policies in place to ensure that both primary and pre-school

provisions are suitably child-centered, child-friendly, rights based, and aligned with the GC7 principles and the aims of

education?

Are there policies in place to ensure that both primary and pre-school

provisions are suitably child-centered, child-friendly, rights based, and aligned with the GC7 principles and the aims of

education?

SuggestionsSuggestions

Develop policies for Provision of appropriate

early childhood education

Develop policies to promote equal access (for

boys and girls)to these services

SuggestionsSuggestions

collect population level baseline data

on ECD

If data exist, investigate potential causes for this lack

response by data disaggregation

SuggestionsSuggestions

mobility, training, and recruitment.

financial or non-financial

compensations

No

No

Are there improving trends in children’s development measured by cognitive, physical health, and socio-emotional outcomes (DHS, MICS, EDI, etc.)?Are there improving trends in children’s development measured by cognitive, physical health, and socio-emotional outcomes (DHS, MICS, EDI, etc.)?

SuggestionsSuggestions

collect population level baseline data

on ECD

If data exist, investigate potential causes for this lack

response by data disaggregation

EDI data collection around the worldhttp://www.cecd. ca/ internationaledi

Steps to investigate lack

of response

Steps to investigate lack

of response

ON

BC annual EDI datahttp://www.earlylearning.ubc.ca/EDI/maps_bc.html

Sept 2009: on-site task force recruited; agencies briefed; buy-in formalized

Oct-Nov 2009: working group recruited (i.e. those who will work through the 15 indicators sets/flow schemes)

Dec 2009: training session for working group

Jan-April 2010: flow schemes used; de-brief to revise the manual, flow schemes & training protocol

Progress & Plans

Where do we go after that?

High, middle and low income countries (1-2

each)

More info?

Attend workshops with Ziba Vaghri & Adem

Arkadas