Abu DhabiApril 15, 2018

Overview of Workshop and Early Childhood

Education in MENA

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Early Childhood Education

Source: WDR 2018, based on Carneiro, Cunha, and Heckman (2003); Martin (2012).

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What is rigorous evidence?

Example: Suppose you need an operation and your surgeon is describingthe procedure. What would you want to hear:

A. This is the first time I’m doing this. I’m really excited because I think it’sgoing to work so well. You’ll have great results.

B. This has worked beautifully on 10 patients in this hospital already.

C. Clinical trials suggest that patients receiving this procedure had muchbetter outcomes than patients receiving alternative procedures.

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What kind of evidence do we need?

Example: Suppose you need an operation and your surgeon is describingthe procedure. What would you want to hear:

A. This is the first time I’m doing this. I’m really excited because I think it’sgoing to work so well. You’ll have great results.

B. This has worked beautifully on 10 patients in this hospital already.

C. Clinical trials suggest that patients receiving this procedure had muchbetter outcomes than patients receiving alternative procedures.

Impact Evaluations

Rise of impact evaluations of ECE programs around the world

North America

Europe

Sub-Saharan

Africa

Asia

Latin America & Caribbean

Finding 1

1. ECE can be very effective.

SDG Target 4.2 by 2030 ensure that all girls and boyshave access to quality early childhooddevelopment, care and pre-primary education sothat they are ready for primary education.

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Finding 1 – Implications for MENAGross enrolment ratio in pre-primary education (%)

86.883.7

100.0

84.6

77.6

58.6 56.9

100.0

54.3 55.6

100.0

39.6

52.243.9

100.0

30.9 32.2

100.0

27.8

30.3

100.0

11.117.4

100.0

0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

90

100

2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2030

United Arab Emirates

Lebanon

Morocco

Oman

West Bank and Gaza

Tunisia

Jordan

Egypt

Saudi Arabia

Finding 2

1. ECE programs can be very effective2. … but are not all equally effective

Achieving SDG 4.2 might not improve children’slearning outcomes… we need to take a scientificapproach

Finding 2 - Rise of impact evaluations of ECE programs in MENA

North America

Europe

Sub-Saharan

Africa

Latin America & Caribbean

MENAAsia

Finding 2 - Rise of impact evaluations of ECE programs in MENA

North America

Europe

Sub-Saharan

Africa

Latin America & Caribbean

MENAAsia

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Workshop Objectives

Objective Format

Training on impact evaluation and measurement of ECE

• Lectures• Case Studies• Exercises

Develop an impact evaluation design for a local ECE program that you wish to evaluate.

Working Sessions (country teams)

ü Bindersü USB drive with all presentations at the end

Workshop Materials

Closing Ceremony

Certificates Books