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    Early childhood

    High-quality early education for all children

    EDT develops evidence-led programmes that support the development of confident, knowledgeable, and skilled ECE professionals, to deliver high-quality education for all children in the early stages of their development.

    We work with governments and partners to provide a system-wide approach to early childhood education. We focus on education outcomes and improving the quality of provision through large-scale professional development for high-quality and motivated educators, as well as supporting ministries with policy and curriculum development, and creating strategic roadmaps to strengthen capacity to deliver effective and joined-up ECE. By working with specialist partners and alongside governments around the world, we transform policy to enable interventions to have maximum impact across a cohesive system, and ultimately deliver high-quality, inclusive education for all pre-school aged children.

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    Our international work on early childhood education

    Evidence shows that high-quality early childhood education can significantly improve an individual’s life chances, especially among disadvantaged or marginalised groups.

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    Early Childhood Listing
    Early childhood education in the UK

    High-quality early years provision can significantly benefit children’s outcomes, especially amongst disadvantaged groups, and we know that giving children the right developmental support from an early age can make a real difference.

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