Review of the Early Learning for Child Development Project

MSL fulfilled three specific objectives for this study as mentioned below-

1. To assess ELCDP activities to determine whether the project reached the stated goals. It includes-

• evaluating the Early Learning Centre (ELC) activities towards enabling a structured approach.
• observing home and community if these promote interactive care and safe child-friendly environment for children.
• examining its advocacy strategies for policy makers introducing nation-wide ECD policy and program communication.
• analyzing the project’s strategies towards the Implementing Partners’ (IPs) system and developing structures and strengthening capacity for this purpose.

2. To examine the project’s impact for future sustainability.
3. To identify good practices, note gaps and suggest lessons learned for future programming.

This study mainly followed a qualitative approach for collection and analysis of data complementing this with relevant quantitative data, to meet the requirements of the given overall and specific objectives.