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Indicators of General Comment 7: Monitoring implementation of Rights in Early Childhood (CRC)

Indicators of General Comment 7: Monitoring implementation of Rights in Early Childhood (CRC). Clyde Hertzman. “Equity from the Start”. Overarching CSDH Recommendations. Question: Does the following represent a rights violation under UN CRC:GC7?.

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Indicators of General Comment 7: Monitoring implementation of Rights in Early Childhood (CRC)

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  1. Indicators of General Comment 7:Monitoring implementation of Rights in Early Childhood (CRC) Clyde Hertzman

  2. “Equity from the Start”

  3. Overarching CSDH Recommendations

  4. Question:Does the following represent a rights violation under UN CRC:GC7?

  5. The EDI: a Population-based Measure at Kindergarten

  6. Jamaica% vulnerable on EDI by SES % Vulnerable % Vulnerable SES

  7. Our answer is ‘yes’ ……thus……. UN-CRC GC: 7 Indicators Group • to develop indicators to monitor the realization of the Rights in Early Childhood aspects of CRC • to provide a transparent way for States Parties to report to CRC on the early years

  8. 2005: indicators group forms; approaches CRC Monitoring Committee; argues that GC:7 is impractical/underused and there is a need for user-friendly and useful GC:7 indicators • 2006: CRC Monitoring Committee invites group to develop indicators that would assist States’ reporting and promote CRC GC:7 realization 2006-2008: indicators of GC:7 are completed and accepted for piloting by CRC Monitoring Committee UN-CRC GC:7 Indicators

  9. 15 Indicator Setsin6 Reporting Clusters

  10. Components of each Indicator Set

  11. Implementation: Creating a Manual

  12. No Steps to have such policies in place Steps to have such policies in place Are there improving trends in children’s development measured by cognitive, physical health, and socio-emotional outcomes? Are there processes to evaluate and improve human resources as far as the early education system is concerned? Are there policies in place to ensure that both primary and pre-school provisions are suitably child-centered, child-friendly, rights based, and aligned with the GC7 principles and the aims of education? Suggestions Suggestions No Develop policies for Provision of appropriate early childhood education Steps to investigate lack of response No mobility, training, and recruitment. • Develop policies • to promote equal access (for boys and girls) • to these services financial or non-financial compensations collect population level baseline data on ECD Suggestions If data exist, investigate potential causes for this lack response by data disaggregation

  13. Are there improving trends in children’s development measured by cognitive, physical health, and socio-emotional outcomes (DHS, MICS, EDI, etc.)? Are there improving trends in children’s development measured by cognitive, physical health, and socio-emotional outcomes (DHS, MICS, EDI, etc.)? Are there improving trends in children’s development measured by cognitive, physical health, and socio-emotional outcomes? ON EDI data collection around the world http://www.cecd. ca/ internationaledi Steps to investigate lack of response BC annual EDI data http://www.earlylearning.ubc.ca/EDI/maps_bc.html collect population level baseline data on ECD Suggestions If data exist, investigate potential causes for this lack response by data disaggregation

  14. Progress & Plans • Sept 2009: on-site task force recruited; agencies briefed; buy-in formalized • Oct-Nov 2009: working group recruited (i.e. those who will work through the 15 indicators sets/flow schemes) • Dec 2009: training session for working group Jan-April 2010: flow schemes used; de-brief to revise the manual, flow schemes & training protocol

  15. Where do we go after that?High, middle and low income countries (1-2 each)

  16. More info?Attend workshops with Ziba Vaghri & Adem Arkadas

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