UNICEF has called for increased budgetary allocation for Early Childhood Care, Development and Education for children in the North-West.<\/p>\n
UNICEF chief field officer in Kano, Rahama Farah, made the call at a two-day workshop on Evidence Advocacy and Policy Dialogue for Increased Funding to the ECCDE Sub-sector in Kanoand, Katsina and Jigawa on Wednesday in Kano.<\/p>\n
Mr Farah explained that early childhood care, education, and development are crucial because they leverage a time of significant brain development in children.<\/p>\n
According to him, quality ECCED could set the foundation for good health, nutrition, learning success, social-emotional development, and economic productivity throughout life.<\/p>\n
\u201cIn spite of these benefits, ECCED often receives low priority in education policies and funding. Increased budgetary allocation will significantly impact developmental outcomes for children,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Mr Farah added that failure to provide quality early childhood education limits children\u2019s futures by denying them opportunities to reach their full potential.<\/p>\n
The UNICEF officer said early education provides the highest return on investment of all education sub-sectors. He lamented that it receives the smallest share of government expenditure compared to primary and secondary education.<\/p>\n
Mr Farah urged governments at all levels in the North-West to increase funding for Early Childhood Care, Development and Education.<\/p>\n
Earlier, the UNICEF education specialist, Abuja Yetunde Oluwatosin, said the percentage of children needing good early childhood care and education was alarming.<\/p>\n
She said that early childhood was a critical period that any country must pay attention to.<\/p>\n
\u201dDoing so would improve the economic outcome of the child. The period must be consciously built to contribute to the child\u2019s early transformation,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n
Yetunde then called for increased funding for the early childhood education sector in the North-West so that children in the areas could reach their full potential.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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