Quote of the month: “Let’s do what works, and make sure none of our children start the race of life already behind.  Let’s give our kids that chance.” President Barack Obama in his ‘State of the Union’ address

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                                                         ARNEC's Annual Theme for 2013

EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT ON THE GLOBAL AGENDA:

GIVING ALL CHILDREN EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR

LIFELONG LEARNING, HEALTH AND SUCCESS

We are pleased to announce that our annual theme for 2013 is 'Early Childhood Development on the Global Agenda: Giving all children equal opportunities for lifelong learning, health and success'.
The year 2013 is a very critical year for shaping the post-2015 global development agenda. It is highly unfortunate that ECD has been placed on the backburner at higher level initiatives, such as the previous Millenium Development Goals, which are due to be renewed post -2015. It is thus timely and appropriate that ARNEC's annual theme for 2013 reflects this gap in ECD representation and accountability on the global agenda. (Read more)