August 12, 2022

The Together for Early Childhood Evidence country teams in Ethiopia, Liberia, Rwanda and South Africa recently completed local research activities to build data-driven early childhood education (ECE) systems. Read more here.

August 3, 2022

Authors: Dr. Cecelia Cassell- Dean at the Teachers College, University of Liberia Gabriel L. Nelson, MPH, CDPM- Director of Early Childhood Education at the Ministry of Education, Liberia   The Liberian Together for Early Childhood Evidence (T4ECE) country task force team, under the leadership of the University of Liberia and the Ministry…

July 2, 2021

Together for Early Childhood Evidence: Consortium on Pre-Primary Data and Measurement in Africa began in 2018 as an initiative to bring together government officials, researchers and other stakeholders interested in pre-primary data and measurement in Africa. Together for Early Childhood Evidence is convened by ECD Measure at the University of…

June 10, 2021

By Dr. Dawn Davis (ECD Measure) and Dr. Cecelia Cassell (University of Liberia) Over the past decade, Liberia has increasingly focused on improving access and quality early childhood education (ECE). Measurement is a key component of a quality ECE system, and Liberia has adapted ECD Measure’s Brief Early Childhood Quality…

February 7, 2020

Cross-posted on ecdmeasure.org Four CPDMA country teams (Liberia, Rwanda, South Africa and Ethiopia) have been working together since early 2019 to map out their ECE data systems and develop plans to use data to improve outcomes for young children. Liberia We learned that delivering evidence-based interventions for early childhood care…

June 25, 2019

Cross-posted on ecdmeasure.org By Cecelia Cassell, Dean, Teachers College, University of Liberia Liberia is at a critical moment for early childhood education. According to the 2019 UNESCO Global Education Monitoring Report, 88 percent of Liberian children are enrolled in an ECE program at least one year before primary school entry. However,…