Publication: Uganda : Early Childhood Development
Date
2012-01
ISSN
Published
2012-01
Author(s)
World Bank
Abstract
This report presents an analysis of the
Early Childhood Development (ECD) programs and policies that
affect young children in Uganda and recommendations to move
forward. This report is part of a series of reports prepared
by the World Bank using the Systems Approach for Better
Education Results (SABER)-ECD framework1 and includes
analysis of early learning, health, nutrition and social and
child protection policies and interventions in Uganda, along
with regional and international comparisons. Uganda's
population is estimated at 35.8 million people, of which
almost half (49.9 percent) is below 14 years of age.
SABER-ECD collects, analyzes and disseminates comprehensive
information on ECD policies around the world. In each
participating country, extensive multi-sectoral information
is collected on ECD policies and programs through a desk
review of available government documents, data and
literature, and interviews with a range of ECD stakeholders,
including government officials, service providers, civil
society, development partners and scholars. The SABER-ECD
framework presents a holistic and integrated assessment of
how the overall policy environment in a country affects
young children's development. SABER-ECD identifies
three core policy goals that countries should address to
ensure optimal ECD outcomes: establishing an enabling
environment, implementing widely and monitoring and assuring
quality. Improving ECD requires an integrated approach to
address all three goals.
Citation
“World Bank. 2012. Uganda : Early Childhood Development. Systems Approach for Better Education
Results (SABER) country report;2012. © Washington, DC. http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17516 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”