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Pakistan – Key Facts • Population 180 million • Provinces 5 & 3 areas (FATA, ICT & AJK) • Education Provision: • Public Sector: 63% • Private Sector:37% • NER Primary: 66% • ECE (3-5 yrs): 50-60% (est.) Including Aided Education Foundation & Madaris 1-2% • Article 25- A; Right To Education 2010 for 5-16 years • Laws being developed but resources limited to back 25 A Policy and Sector Plans For ECE • National Education Policy 2009 - Chapter 5 on Access provides for ECE for ‘broadening the base’ of learning • NEP 2009 earmarked ECE as a 2 year focus 3-5 years and state commitment for one year of ECE experience in public sector schools – Of 5 Policy Actions - 3 on Quality (pp.35-36) • National Plan of Action for EFA 2002-2015 – ECE as the Third Pillar after UPE & Literacy (targeting access to 50% children) • th After 18 Amendment in 2010 Education devolved entirely to the provinces – each province committed to NEP 2009 • Provincial Sector Plans in place and being finalized; all include ECE as an area of focus – • Punjab has a Scaling Up Strategy for ECE 2011-2021 • Balochistan has a Provincial ECE Plan 2011-2015; with district plans for 100% coverage Multi-Stakeholder s Partnerships for ECE/ECCE in Pakistan • Government of All Provinces and Areas • Education Foundations • Civil Society Organizations- with technical innovative and service delivery capacity- very large contributions through public private partnerships in all provinces • Private Sector providers • Corporate Sector – CSR for ECE – brand based by UNILEVER and others • INGOs • Donors: World Bank, DFID,UNICEF, UNESCO, USAID, CIDA, European Union, GIZ, Netherlands, Norad etc. A Very Inclusive Approach In Place as a Win-Win Position • Quality • ECE National Curriculum 2007 – a comprehensive holistic document developed with best practitioners in the country (upgraded the 2002 document) • Early Learning Development Standards (ELDS) 2009 • Training modules for teachers and learning materials for ECE in place in all provinces with many innovative programs with CSOs, INGOs and donors • Textbooks/materials can be produced through multiple providers through open advertisement
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