Early Childhood Care and Education

We commemorate 16^th June as the Day of the African Child (DAC); a day set aside by the African Union (AU) to focus on the plight of Africa’s children. This event traces its history back to 1991 when the Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union agreed to honor the memory of the 176 persons who died following the student uprising in Soweto, South Africa on 16^th June 1976.

UNESCO Dakar in collaboration with ADEA and other partners across 48 countries in Sub-Saharan Africa have launched a survey for early childhood education (ECE) personnel during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Abidjan (Côte d'Ivoire), 19^th June 2019 - The Inter-Country Quality Node on Early Childhood Development (ICQN-ECD) of the Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA) will launch a first Leadership Capacity Building Workshop on Early Childhood Development from 24^th to 26^th June 2019 in Flic-en-Flac, Mauritius.

Ministers, and ministerial representatives from 21 African countries agreed on a foundational learning starter pack model as a resource guide to ensure uniformity, continuity, and sustainability. They further resolved to collect relevant data, working with ADEA and partners, to inform policy and decisions on foundational learning, foster dialogue and peer learning, and share good practices on what works in foundational learning in support of African Union's Year of Education.