Education School
Education School
The early years of a child’s life
Education School
EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
The early years of a child’s life lay the foundation for their socio-emotional development.
More often than not, early childhood years will determine whether a child will be successful in school,
gain decent employment and income, as well as influence the lives of future generations.
Investing in early childhood development benefits whole societies.
Yet, African countries are lagging far behind other regions in early childhood development.
Children enrolled in pre-primary education programs are more likely to come from affluent households,
although children in low-income communities in Africa would gain the most from such programs.
The goal of preprimary schools should be to prepare children for success in primary school.
However, the quality of early education programs tend to vary significantly from country to country.
If early education programs exist in a country, studies found that teachers are often untrained
and schools lack the necessary resources and effective curricula for early childhood development.
Source: State of Education in Africa
Today, education remains an inaccessible right for millions of children around the world.
Situation of children’s right to education worldwide
Today, education remains an inaccessible right for millions of children around the world.
More than 72 million children of primary education age are not in school and 759 million adults are illiterate,
and do not have the awareness necessary to improve both their living conditions and those of their children.
Source: Humanium
