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XIII Meeting of the Authorities XIII Meeting of the Authorities and Executive Committee of the and Executive Committee of the CIECIE

Patricia Quiroz, SpecialistPatricia Quiroz, SpecialistOffice of Education and CultureOffice of Education and Culture

September 6, 2012September 6, 2012

Executive Secretariat for Integral

Development Organization of American States

Report on progress made in Report on progress made in Early Childhood projectsEarly Childhood projects

Objective of OAS Objective of OAS projects on Early projects on Early ChildhoodChildhood

To support Member States in the design and implementation of comprehensive early childhood education and care policies by building consensus through building consensus through policy dialogue and horizontal policy dialogue and horizontal cooperation. cooperation.



StrategiesStrategies To advocate To advocate for the comprehensive for the comprehensive

care of childrencare of children To promote a To promote a regional dialogueregional dialogue To promote To promote horizontal cooperationhorizontal cooperation To foster To foster investmentinvestment in initiatives in initiatives

that favor Early Childhoodthat favor Early Childhood To provide an To provide an interactive space interactive space

through the Childhood Portalthrough the Childhood Portal



Early Childhood Early Childhood InvestmentInvestment

Guaranteeing comprehensive Guaranteeing comprehensive care for every child is an care for every child is an investment in the future investment in the future population of nationspopulation of nations’’ long- long-term economic growth and term economic growth and equity equity



Return on InvestmentReturn on Investment



Source: Pedro Carneiro, 2008

Hemispheric Hemispheric Commitment to Early Commitment to Early

Childhood Childhood Approved by the Ministers of Approved by the Ministers of Education of the 34 OAS Member Education of the 34 OAS Member States in November of 2007 in States in November of 2007 in Cartagena, Colombia. In doing so, Cartagena, Colombia. In doing so, they recognized the importance of the they recognized the importance of the first years of life for human first years of life for human development, with a rights-based development, with a rights-based approach. approach.



Hemispheric Hemispheric Commitment to Early Commitment to Early

ChildhoodChildhoodObjective

To promote Inter-American cooperation to strengthen

institutional capacity and raise awareness on the importance of Early Childhood



Completed Early Completed Early Childhood ProjectsChildhood Projects Policies and Strategies for a Successful Policies and Strategies for a Successful

Transition of the Child to Socialization Transition of the Child to Socialization and Schooland School

The Right to a Good Start in the Amazon The Right to a Good Start in the Amazon (phase II of project above)(phase II of project above)

Support the Consolidation of Early Support the Consolidation of Early Childhood Education in the Caribbean Childhood Education in the Caribbean through Technical Cooperation with through Technical Cooperation with ChileChile



Early Childhood: A Priority of Equity for Early Childhood: A Priority of Equity for Sustainable Economic Development: Sustainable Economic Development: National National MobilizationMobilization

Expansion of the Hemispheric Commitment Expansion of the Hemispheric Commitment to Early Childhood through technology and to Early Childhood through technology and communication networkscommunication networks

Online Course for Professionals: Online Course for Professionals: Introduction to Working with Children Introduction to Working with Children between the Ages of Zero and Threebetween the Ages of Zero and Three

Completed Early Completed Early Childhood ProjectsChildhood Projects



Completed Early Completed Early Childhood ProjectsChildhood Projects Educational Evaluations Focused Educational Evaluations Focused

on Quality: follow-up to the on Quality: follow-up to the Hemispheric Commitment to Early Hemispheric Commitment to Early ChildhoodChildhood

Funding Institutions: Funding Institutions: CIE; Bernard Van Leer Foundation; CIE; Bernard Van Leer Foundation; MOU Chile-OAS; UNICEF; IADB; governments of Costa Rica, MOU Chile-OAS; UNICEF; IADB; governments of Costa Rica, Paraguay, Colombia, Panama and Guyana (CARICOM); Paraguay, Colombia, Panama and Guyana (CARICOM); SEDI/OASSEDI/OAS



Current focusCurrent focus

Promoting and monitoring the Promoting and monitoring the implementation of the implementation of the ““Hemispheric Commitment to Hemispheric Commitment to Early Childhood Education," Early Childhood Education," adopted by the Ministers of adopted by the Ministers of Education in 2007 and ratified Education in 2007 and ratified in 2009 and 2012 in 2009 and 2012



Ongoing Early Childhood Ongoing Early Childhood ProjectsProjects

Legislators and Former Legislators Legislators and Former Legislators for Early Childhood for Early Childhood

Goal: Creation of Hemispheric Network with Goal: Creation of Hemispheric Network with National Chapters National Chapters

- Next meeting: Brazil, December 2012- Next meeting: Brazil, December 2012

Funding: Bernard van Leer Foundation US$ Funding: Bernard van Leer Foundation US$ 119,000119,000



Ongoing Early Childhood Ongoing Early Childhood ProjectsProjects

Early Childhood and Corporate Social Early Childhood and Corporate Social ResponsibilityResponsibility

Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2010Buenos Aires, Argentina, 2010 Lima, Peru, 2011 Lima, Peru, 2011 Meeting of ANDI and II Inter American Meeting of ANDI and II Inter American

Meeting: Corporate Social Responsibility and Meeting: Corporate Social Responsibility and Early Childhood on October 11 - 12, 2012, in Early Childhood on October 11 - 12, 2012, in Cali, Colombia Cali, Colombia

Funding: Entrepreneurs from Colombia and Argentina: US$ 20,000Funding: Entrepreneurs from Colombia and Argentina: US$ 20,000

OAS Technical Secretariat: US$ 5,000OAS Technical Secretariat: US$ 5,000



Upcoming ActivityUpcoming Activity

Meeting on Early Childhood and Preschool Meeting on Early Childhood and Preschool Education: Education: ““Early Childhood, Socio-Emotional Early Childhood, Socio-Emotional Development and Development and Neuroscience Beginning at Neuroscience Beginning at Preconception” organized by CENDIPreconception” organized by CENDIMonterrey, NL, Mexico, November 2012 Monterrey, NL, Mexico, November 2012

As a follow up to 11th International Meeting and 3rd As a follow up to 11th International Meeting and 3rd World Congress of Early Childhood and Preschool World Congress of Early Childhood and Preschool Education: Education: ““Early Childhood, Family and Sustainable Early Childhood, Family and Sustainable DevelopmentDevelopment”” that took place in Monterrey, Nuevo that took place in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico in October, 2011 Leon, Mexico in October, 2011

Funding: State of Nuevo Leon: US$200,000 Funding: State of Nuevo Leon: US$200,000 Others: US$100,000 Others: US$100,000



Ongoing Early Childhood Ongoing Early Childhood InitiativesInitiatives

Promotion of research and its Promotion of research and its application to practice in Early application to practice in Early Childhood policies and programs Childhood policies and programs in Latin America and the in Latin America and the CaribbeanCaribbean Meeting of funders, U.S. National Institute of Meeting of funders, U.S. National Institute of Health in Bethesda, MarylandHealth in Bethesda, Maryland

Dates considered: March 4-5 or March 13-14, Dates considered: March 4-5 or March 13-14, 2013 2013



Ongoing Early Ongoing Early Childhood InitiativesChildhood Initiatives

The Portal has been redesigned to The Portal has been redesigned to better meet user needsbetter meet user needs

It is currently being migrated to OAS It is currently being migrated to OAS serversservers

It will be fully operational in Spanish in It will be fully operational in Spanish in October of 2012 October of 2012

English version is expected to be English version is expected to be functioning in November 2012functioning in November 2012



Early Childhood Portal

Ongoing Early Ongoing Early Childhood InitiativesChildhood Initiatives

The Portal will give access to up-to-date The Portal will give access to up-to-date information on Member States information on Member States

Portal will promote awareness of the critical Portal will promote awareness of the critical need to invest in Early Childhoodneed to invest in Early Childhood

Portal will promote knowledge sharing on Portal will promote knowledge sharing on ECE policy in OAS member statesECE policy in OAS member states

Technical Secretariat will seek a grant to Technical Secretariat will seek a grant to finance its operations in 2013 finance its operations in 2013



Early Childhood Portal

In ConclusionIn Conclusion

In evaluating the work that has been undertaken in In evaluating the work that has been undertaken in Early Childhood, and in looking to better serve the Early Childhood, and in looking to better serve the Member States: Member States: – Which of the lines of action presented do you consider to Which of the lines of action presented do you consider to

be the most useful and of greatest interest?be the most useful and of greatest interest?– Are there additional actions that we should be Are there additional actions that we should be

undertaking? undertaking? – How can Early Childhood initiatives be better How can Early Childhood initiatives be better

disseminated and publicized so more people know about disseminated and publicized so more people know about them and participate in them, and so more people use them and participate in them, and so more people use the resources provided?the resources provided?

– With what additional potential partners in the region With what additional potential partners in the region and/or in your countries should we be partnering? and/or in your countries should we be partnering?



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equity executive secretariat

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