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Critical Crossroads: An updated scorecard on donor funding to pre-primary education

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Critical Crossroads: An updated scorecard on donor funding to pre-primary education

This report by the Research for Equitable Access and Learning (REAL) Centre for Theirworld tracks donor performance in pre-primary education, examining the period from 2022 to 2023 while placing trends in a longer-term perspective.

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Early Childhood Development and the Childcare Crisis (June 2016)

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Early Childhood Development and the Childcare Crisis (June 2016)

Affordable, high-quality childcare has multiple benefits for children, families and societies: children do better in school, older children stay in education and adults can go to work. This briefing looks at the negative impact of the lack of early years childcare and presents five recommendations to achieve universal access to high-quality childcare.

Safe Spaces – The Urgent Need for Early Childhood Development in Emergencies and Disasters (September 2016)

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Safe Spaces – The Urgent Need for Early Childhood Development in Emergencies and Disasters (September 2016)

The early years are vitally important to children's development. This report explains how Safe Spaces can provide holistic support to help babies and young children overcome the physical, emotional and psychological trauma inflicted by emergencies. It includes case studies of successful projects and demonstrates the amazing resilience of children who, with good support, can thrive in the most adverse circumstances.

Education Commission

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Education Commission

The Education Commission is working to improve education around the world. Find more information about the structure, objectives and work of the commission.

Right to education
Children attending school in under-resourced communities.

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Right to education

This page is about the right to education and how it must be put into place for every child as a fundamental human right.

Learning through play (early childhood development)

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Learning through play (early childhood development)

This page is about learning through play and why it is important in preparing a child for education and in health brain development - and how, without it, negative effects can stretch into adulthood.

Child nutrition (early childhood development)

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Child nutrition (early childhood development)

This page is about child nutrition. It explains what we mean by this and why it's important to enable a child to reach their full potential in life. 

United Nations General Assembly
United Nations General Assembly in session discussing global issues

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United Nations General Assembly

This page is about the United Nations General Assembly, which is where the nations of the world debate on global issues and agree policies like the Sustainable Development Goals. Here you can see how Theirworld is involved with the UN through contributions to official reports, campaigns like #UpForSchool and support for funding for education in emergencies.

Technology and education
Students using tablets in a classroom as part of a digital learning program

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Technology and education

This page looks at technology - how it offers new education opportunities for everyone and how children need to be learning the digital skills needed for the jobs of the future economy.

Teachers and learning

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Teachers and learning

This page tells how the world needs 25.8 million more teachers to achieve universal primary education by 2030. You will find out why we urgently need funding and strategies to get many more qualified teachers into classrooms if we hope to achieve education for all, especially the most marginalised.

Sustainable Development Goals

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Sustainable Development Goals

This page introduces the Sustainable Development Goals, the global commitments to end poverty, protect the planet and promote peace. It looks in detail at several of the goals and how Theirworld's work is underpinned by these goals.

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