Early Childhood Development Support

Results achieved as of September 2013 include: (1) 12 partner organizations are now better able to manage design and deliver Early Childhood Development (ECD) education programs tailored to the needs of the poor. They have strengthened their abilities in organizational management curriculum revision production of training manuals and development of ECD learning materials gender mainstreaming and monitoring and evaluation. (2) Sustainability plans have been created and all partners have mobilized their efforts to ensure that communities are engaged resources are sought for centers to be sustained (where possible) and ECD knowledge is integrated in core programming. (3) In addition to sustaining existing centres partner organizations established 126 preschools 120 parenting programs 36 child development centres and 74 factory-based childcare centres and put a particular focus on monitoring quality improvement and the creation of linkages with other educators. (4) Of the 74 factory-based childcare centers 43 have been handed over to factory management. (5) A total of 11 214 girls and 10 490 boys have graduated from the ECD education program. And (6) in 2013 7 350 learners continued their early childhood education in 36 Child Development Centres and 126 preschools. These results have contributed to improving the ability of 12 partner organizations to deliver quality early childhood education for children in four regions of Bangladesh.