The Solomon Islands Early Childhood Development

This report presents an analysis of the Early Childhood Development (ECD) subsector, including programs and policies that affect young children in the Solomon Islands. This was a collaborative effort between UNICEF and World Bank Group, as it combines World Bank Group’s SABER-ECD framework, which includes analysis of early learning, health, nutrition, and social and child protection policies and interventions in the Solomon Islands, along with regional and international comparisons, as well as the regionally developed UNICEF National Situational Analysis-ECD, which takes a greater in-depth look at the following system components, which have been highlighted by the Pacific Region as priority components for quality Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) implementation: policy/legislation and governance; human resources; curriculum, child assessment, and environment; performance monitoring and assessment; and community partnerships. The government of the Solomon Islands (SIG) recognizes the importance of providing early learning opportunities for young children. In 2008 the Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development (MEHRD) endorsed a National Early Childhood Education Policy Statement, targeting age’s three to five, which states its commitment to develop a quality Early Childhood Education (ECE) sector. This commitment has been reflected in both the National Education Action Plan, 2013–2015, and the Education Strategic Framework, 2007–2015. However, the statement clearly identified ‘in relation to quality practice, the payment and training of teachers, relevant curriculum, effective management, community awareness about the value of ECCE and children’s access and participation in ECCE’ as challenges to the implementation of ECCE services.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	World Bank Group
Format:	Technical Paper biblioteca
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2013-01
Subjects:	SKILLS, PREPRIMARY SCHOOLS, CAREGIVERS, BASIC EDUCATION, SCHOOL READINESS, TEACHERS, PRESCHOOL MANAGEMENT, MOTHER TONGUE, PRIVATE ENTERPRISES, EARLY LEARNING, ANTENATAL CARE, SCHOOLING, PREVENTION, LAWS, TUITION, EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT, CALORIES, NUMERACY, ENROLLMENT, QUALITY SCHOOLS, GROUPS, HEALTH CARE, CHURCHES, EARLY CHILDHOOD CARE, HEALTH, DEPRESSION, ACCESS TO PRESCHOOL, LEARNING MATERIALS, ACCESS TO EDUCATION, CLASSROOM ENVIRONMENT, LITERACY, EDUCATION SECTOR, KNOWLEDGE, DISABILITIES, IRON, QUALITY OF EDUCATION, CHILDHOOD EDUCATION, TRAINING, EDUCATION POLICIES, IMMUNIZATION, TEACHER TRAINING, PARTNERSHIPS, SPECIAL EDUCATION, EFFECTIVE TEACHING, INTERVENTION, CHILD DEVELOPMENT, NURSES, PROVINCIAL EDUCATION, VIOLENCE, BIRTH REGISTRATION, CHILD ABUSE, LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES, LEARNING, SCHOOL QUALITY, LEARNING RESOURCES, EDUCATION STANDARDS, PRIMARY SCHOOL, SCREENING, ORPHANS, TEACHING, GROSS ENROLLMENT, SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, PRIMARY CURRICULUM, MORTALITY, CHILD CARE, KINDERGARTEN, PRIMARY SCHOOLS, READING, EDUCATION SYSTEMS, GROSS ENROLLMENT RATES, QUALIFIED” TEACHERS, WORKERS, ENROLLMENT RATES, TEACHER CERTIFICATION, AGED, CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES, VALUES, PUBLIC EXPENDITURE, SCHOOLS, HEAD TEACHERS, PARTICIPATION, EDUCATION SERVICES, LEARNING OUTCOMES, RURAL TEACHERS, HEALTH POLICY, STUDENT PERFORMANCE, ENROLLMENT DATA, SPECIAL NEEDS, PARENTING, COMMUNITY TEACHERS, AGE GROUPS, ENROLLMENT RATE, PREPRIMARY EDUCATION, PRIVATE EDUCATION, EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION, YOUTH, DECISION MAKING, NATIONAL EDUCATION, CLASS SIZE, CHILD PROTECTION, INTEGRATED ASSESSMENT, MEASLES, NUTRITION, CURRICULUM, ACCREDITATION SYSTEM, WEIGHT, PREGNANT WOMEN, CHILDHOOD CARE, EDUCATION PROGRAMS, WRITING, CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT, CHILDREN, EDUCATION, CLINICS, INVESTMENT, TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES, RURAL AREAS, ISOLATION, BIRTH ATTENDANTS, WELLNESS, TRAINING OF TEACHERS, CURRICULUM RESOURCES, INSTRUCTION, CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT, ATTENDANCE RECORDS, GIRLS, STUDENTS, QUALITY ASSURANCE, INTERVENTIONS, NET ENROLLMENT, STRATEGY, PREPRIMARY EDUCATION SERVICES, PRIMARY EDUCATION, FEES, REGISTRATION, FAMILIES, WOMEN, TEACHER ABSENTEEISM, HEALTH INTERVENTIONS, CLASSROOM, CLASSROOMS, HEALTH SERVICES, IMPLEMENTATION, INTERNATIONAL COMPARISONS, MENTAL, PREGNANCY, BREASTFEEDING, NURSING, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/05/26336877/ https://hdl.handle.net/10986/24484
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