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Discover valuable insights into early childhood data and measurement with our collection of blogs, reports, presentations, articles, and briefs curated by ECD Measure and our esteemed partners.
Newsletter: October 2024 Updates & Insights
Stay informed with our latest monthly newsletter featuring October 2024 updates, insights, and news in early childhood care and education. Explore valuable resources, articles, and announcements to empower your work and stay connected with ECD Measure and our global community.
Virtual Quality Improvement in Early Childhood: Virtual Observations, Goal Setting, and Text Messaging to Promote Adoption of Evidence-based Practices
This published study shows that by providing targeted virtual feedback and support, BEQI Together in Practice can help childcare professionals improve their practices, and in turn, create more positive and engaging learning environments for children.
Newsletter: July 2024 Updates & Insights
Stay informed with our latest monthly newsletter featuring July 2024 updates, insights, and news in early childhood care and education. Explore valuable resources, articles, and announcements to empower your work and stay connected with ECD Measure and our global community.
Building a national early childhood measurement system in Rwanda
This blog features Noella Kabarungi, Senior Education Technical Specialist at Save the Children International Rwanda, and a member of the CATALYZE T4ECE Rwanda Task Force. Over the next year, Save the Children Rwanda will be leading the T4ECE Rwanda Task Force as they work towards defining and piloting country-level benchmarks for IDELA scores based on national early childhood development standards. Learn more from Noella, as she reflects on progress made and upcoming priorities through T4ECE in Rwanda.
Strengthening the Early Childhood Development Management System in Malawi
This blog features Loveness Muluta-Musiyapo, Early Childhood Development Specialist and lecturer from the University of Malawi, and a member of the CATALYZE T4ECE Malawi Task Force. Over the next year, the University of Malawi will be leading the T4ECE Malawi Task Force as they work towards developing a functional national ECD Management Information System for Malawi. . Learn more from Loveness, as she reflects on progress made and upcoming priorities through T4ECE in Malawi.
ECCE Knowledge Hub Strengthening and Capacity Building in Ethiopia
This blog features Dr. Menelik Desta, Executive Director of Ethiopia School Readiness Initiative and a representative on the CATALYE T4ECE Ethiopia Task Force. Over the next year, the T4ECE Ethiopia Task Force will work to expand the existing Knowledge Hub, an online repository to collect and share ECDE resources across Ethiopia, and engage in capacity building exercises to strengthen knowledge around early childhood data and measurement. Read more as Dr. Menelik reflects on what is to come as the T4ECE teams works towards building the collective knowledge base of ECE throughout Ethiopia.
Newsletter: April 2024 Updates & Insights
Stay informed with our latest monthly newsletter featuring April 2024 updates, insights, and news in early childhood care and education. Explore valuable resources, articles, and announcements to empower your work and stay connected with ECD Measure and our global community.
Government Monitoring of Early Childhood Education Practices in The Gambia, Uganda, and Zambia
This brief is intended to support country-level early childhood stakeholders to communicate the purpose of BEQI, the importance of key evidence-based practices in early childhood care and education, and results from the BEQI pilot in The Gambia, Uganda, and Zambia
Working Towards Building a National Integrated ECD Data Collection and Management System in Liberia
This blog features Dr. Cecelia Cassell, Dean of the William V.S. Tubman Teachers College at the University of Liberia, and chair of the CATALYZE T4ECE Liberia Task Force. Over the next year, the University of Liberia will be leading the T4ECE Liberia Task Force as they work towards developing a standardized and national tool for assessment early learning outcomes and school readiness. Read more as Dr. Cassell reflects on the progresses made and what is to come as Liberia moves forward with its vision to create a national integrated ECD data collection and management system.
Together for Early Childhood Evidence Supports Five Research Projects in Africa
This brief provides an overview of country-led T4ECE research projects focused on addressing gaps in evidence and data-driven decision-making in Ethiopia, Liberia, Malawi, Rwanda, and South Africa.
Quality and inequality in pre-primary and home environment inputs to early childhood development in Egypt
This paper examines how pre-primary quality, stimulation at home, and early childhood development vary by socioeconomic status for pre-primary students in Egypt. The results demonstrate substantial socioeconomic inequality in stimulation at home, more so than in pre-primary quality and inputs, although there is variation in the degree of inequality across different dimensions of pre-primary quality.
Together for Early Childhood Evidence Panel at CIES 2024
Together for Early Childhood Evidence convened a panel at the Comparative and International Education Society (CIES) Conference to share country-level plans for research in Malawi, Rwanda, Liberia, and South Africa to advance goals for data-driven early childhood systems.
Building consensus on key early childhood indicators in South Africa
This blog features Colin Almeleh, the Director of Knowledge, Information and Data Solutions at Ilifa Labantwana. Over the next year, Ilifa Labantwana will be leading the T4ECE South Africa Task Force as they build consensus around a set of key indicators to be included in a new ECD M&E Framework for the National ECD Policy. Read more as Colin reflects on the progresses made in South Africa and his hopes and vision for what is to come.
ECD Measure's 2023 Year in Review
As we start 2024, ECD Measure proudly reflects on 2023 as a year of growth and impact. We dedicated ourselves to empowering stakeholders to collect and use early childhood data. We are grateful for our partnerships around the world with researchers, governments, and NGOs who are building data-driven early childhood care and education (ECCE) systems that focus on children thriving and learning.
Newsletter: January 2024 Updates & Insights
Stay informed with our latest monthly newsletter featuring January 2024 updates, insights, and news in early childhood care and education. Explore valuable resources, articles, and announcements to empower your work and stay connected with ECD Measure and our global community.
Early Childhood Education in Brazil: Child Rights to ECE in Context of Great Disparities
This case study explores access to quality early childhood education (ECE) for children aged four to six years. We describe the economic and policy contexts of ECE in Brazil, with emphasis on the role of ECE in addressing regional, racial/ethnic, and economic disparities.
Overview of the BEQI: Together in Practice System
BEQI: Together in Practice is an easy-to-use system designed to help monitor and improve early childhood programs through evidence-based practices. At the core of the system is the Brief Early Childhood Quality Inventory (BEQI), an adaptable, proven tool that is already helping early childhood programs for children from birth to age five in 18 countries monitor environments and practices.
Results Brief - BEQI: Together in Practice Feedback and Goalsetting with Childcare Educators
Use of evidence-based practices in out of home childcare settings can promote healthy development in young children. The goal of our study was to test the use of the BEQI: Together in Practice system in changing behaviors of childcare educators to adopt more evidence-based practices.
Using Early Childhood Data and Measurement to Leverage Change: Are We Making Progress
As countries make continued investments in early childhood care and education (ECCE) systems, data and measurement play a critical role in outlining strengths and areas for improvement. To promote data-driven decision making across all levels of early childhood systems, measurement must be valid, reliable, and feasible, especially when used at scale.
Newsletter: September 2023 Updates & Insights
Stay informed with our latest monthly newsletter featuring September 2023 updates, insights, and news in early childhood care and education. Explore valuable resources, articles, and announcements to empower your work and stay connected with ECD Measure and our global community.