Early childhood development initiatives promote social and economic growth,but they need a funding boost if the ‘education for all’ SDG is to be achieved The 13th education and development forum that runs this week comes at a crucial time. Preceding the UN sustainable development summit by two weeks, it provides the perfect opportunity to thrash out the finer details of goal four: ensuring inclusive, and quality education for all and promoting lifelong learning.
While it may be too late to modify the 10 targets that build up the goal,the education forum this week provides a useful platform to debate critical, but often overlooked, or issues in global education – such as early childhood development (ECD).
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Source: theguardian.com