I read the article about UNESCO and ideas or insights that I gained from this article "that it leads the international policy drive for an integrated early childhood care and education system that encompasses both the well being and holistic development of the child." I also learned that UNESCO works with member states to develop and strengthen their national capacity to meet their goal of working with the 2000 Dakar Framework for Action, where they aim to expand and improve comprehensive early childhood care and education for all. Some of their activities in early childhood focus on upstream policy work with the government officials to review and develop their National policies affecting children from the age of 0 to 8.
"They promote two useful planning strategies to address the early childhood needs for those under three years of age phasing and partnership. A phased plan can impel the education sector to eventually respond to the needs of younger children as part of its overall commitment to every childhood. partnership is another effective strategy. Social and health sectors are often more closely linked with families. If a partnership is developed with the family the care and education of the younger children will be addressed. between the years of 1970-1979 UNESCO began to be directly involved in the field of early childhood education in particular pre-primary education and parents education." By 1979 early childhood programmes was viewed beyond the scope of formal education. More emphasis was placed on establishing a comprehensive approach to early childhood and fostering on environment conducive to a child's learning and self expression. This led to the term Early Childhood Care and Education.
Refernces: UNESCO retrieved from http:// www. unesco.org/new/ed/education/themes/strengthening-education-systems/earlychildhood/
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