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UNESCO stands for the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural
Organization. UNESCO is a specialized agency of the United Nations which
started in the 1950’s. Today UNESCO leads a drive for international policy and
an integrated early childhood care and education system that includes both the
well-being and holistic development of the child. UNESCO’s mission is to
support early childhood policy development with the aim to build a solid
foundation for a child’s lifelong learning.
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effort of early childhood education for all is a step into the future. I love
the fact that UNESCO started the World’s First Early Childhood Education
Conference in 2010. One of the specific objectives of the conference was to heighten
global awareness and policy dialogue on ECCE as a fundamental human right and
its relevance to individual and national development early childhood care and
education and prosperity. On the website there are Country profiles listed that
were commissioned by the Education for All Global Monitoring Report as
background information to assist in drafting the 2007 Report: Strong
Foundations: Early Childhood Care and Education. The profiles include information
on the starting age of ECCE education, types of training received by staff and
much more. I also love there are opportunities to work, volunteer, and aid in
research for anyone interested in UNESCO.
Hello Jacqualine,
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