Getting to know International Contacts Part 3

Hello fellow Colleagues, unfortunately I have yet to hear from any of the International contacts that I contacted in week 1 of the course. I have been utilizing most of the alternatives web links. I chose to read/review the issues pertaining to monitoring children closely for their well being depends on it; under UNESCO website.


                   Title: Better monitoring the insight for the well-being of the children.

On September 12-13 around thirty experts around the country joined together in UNESCO to develop a holistic index to improve states on how to help improve progress towards EC care and education (ECCE).   This is the first to the Education for All (EFA).

HECDI which stands for Holistic Early Childhood Development Index was created in December of 2010 and includes childhood development experts from the Bernard van Leer Foundation, Un Kilo de Ayuda (Mexico), Save the Children, UNESCO, UNICEF, the WFP, the WHO and the World Bank.

The HECDI intends to overcome the existing fragmented perspectives on EC by adopting a holistic vision of monitoring children from the prenatal period to age eight.


                                The Following Elements will be measured:


 *Integrated aspects of ECCE policy and programming at a national and subnational level

*Legal protection of children * social protection and child welfare


 *Social-emotional and cognitive development


*Access and quality of early childhood care and education


*Health and nutrition


Over one hundred members state and other EC educators stakeholders that are participating in this world conference on Early child Care and Education is existing challenges in improving the well-being of young children. 




Resource:


 http://www.unesco.org/new/en/education/themes/strengthening-education-systems/early-childhood/