UNESCO

The United Nations Organization for Education, Science and Culture (UNESCO) was founded on 16 November 1945.UNESCO works to create the conditions for dialogue among civilizations, cultures and peoples, based upon respect for commonly shared values. UNESCO’s mission is to contribute to the building of peace, the eradication of poverty, sustainable development and intercultural dialogue through education, the sciences, culture, communication and information. After exploring their website, I was exposed to some information that is educative and insightful.

The first insight that caught my attention from the website Early childhood Care and Education is that Central governments must ensure an equitable distribution of resources among different populations and especially those who live in the most disadvantaged regions. This approach aims to expand access without creating serious regional inequities. However, where there is universal provision for a certain age group while the overall enrolment in other age groups is low, this policy can create inequity.

The second insight that I gained is that active involvement from parents and communities and relevant play and learning materials ensure that early childhood services remain relevant to the needs of the children and all other stakeholders and increases sustainability.

While the third issue that I found insightful is that investment and financing through mobilization of resources seem to be the greatest difficulty faced by countries in their efforts to expand and improve the quality of early childhood care and education. This is particularly daunting in developing countries, where early childhood may be over shadowed by other pressing priorities, such as universal primary education.

References

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