Abstract
Abstract This paper analyses child care and education policy in Cambodia, a country where there is currently a strong commitment to Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE). This is done by (i) providing an overview of national statistics related to the health and development of young Cambodian children and information about their access to ECCE programs; (ii) considering government policy, administrative structures, and funding for ECCE; and (iii) discussing the different models of preschool provision (state preschools, community preschools, home-based programs and private preschools) that are available. Recent initiatives and research findings are discussed and the implications of the analysis for policy development and young children’s well-being are considered.
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This paper analyses child care and education policy in Cambodia, a country where there is currently a strong commitment to Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE)
Cambodia1has subscribed to the goals of the 2000 Education for All (EFA) Dakar Framework for Action and this paper focuses on issues related to its progress towards the first EFA goal, i.e., expanding and improving comprehensive early childhood care and education, especially for the most vulnerable and disadvantaged children
This paper (i) provides an Nirmala Rao and Veronica Pearson overview of national statistics related to the health and development of young Cambodian children and their access to ECCE programs; (ii) analyses government policy, administrative structures, and funding for ECCE; (iii) discusses the different models of preschool provision; and (iv) considers the implications of recent initiatives and research findings for government policy and children’s well-being
Summary
This paper analyses child care and education policy in Cambodia, a country where there is currently a strong commitment to Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) This is done by (i) providing an overview of national statistics related to the health and development of young Cambodian children and information about their access to ECCE programs; (ii) considering government policy, administrative structures, and funding for ECCE; and (iii) discussing the different models of preschool provision (state preschools, community preschools, home-based programs and private preschools) that are available. There has been considerable momentum in early childhood policy in many countries in Asia including Cambodia Against this background, this paper (i) provides an Nirmala Rao and Veronica Pearson overview of national statistics related to the health and development of young Cambodian children and their access to ECCE programs; (ii) analyses government policy, administrative structures, and funding for ECCE; (iii) discusses the different models of preschool provision; and (iv) considers the implications of recent initiatives and research findings for government policy and children’s well-being.
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