From Early Childhood Development Policy to Sustainability: The Fragility of Community-Based Childcare Services in Malawi

Autor/inn/en	Neuman, Michelle J.; McConnell, Christin; Kholowa, Foster
Titel	From Early Childhood Development Policy to Sustainability: The Fragility of Community-Based Childcare Services in Malawi
Quelle	In: International Journal of Early Childhood, 46 (2014) 1, S.81-99 (19 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0020-7187
DOI	10.1007/s13158-014-0101-1
Schlagwörter	Sustainability; Child Development; Educational Policy; Community Education; Child Care; Child Care Centers; Barriers; Educational Development; Performance Factors; Early Childhood Education; At Risk Students; Foreign Countries; Community Programs; Malawi + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Nachhaltigkeit; Kindesentwicklung; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; ; Gemeinschaftserziehung; Nachbarschaftserziehung; Kinderfürsorge; Kinderbetreuung; Child care facilities; Child care services; Kinderzentrum; Bildungsentwicklung; Leistungsindikator; Early childhood; Education; Frühkindliche Bildung; Frühpädagogik; Ausland
Abstract	Over the past 20 years, more than 6,000 community-based childcare centers (CBCCs) have been created in mostly rural areas of Malawi. Although the original purpose of these CBCCs was to meet the care needs of orphans and vulnerable children affected by the HIV/AIDS pandemic, the services have since expanded their mandate to provide early development and learning opportunities as well as part-time childcare for working parents. The Malawi national policy is to expand this network of CBCCs to improve early childhood development outcomes, however, sustainability of these services has been an ongoing challenge. This article discusses the roots and extent of this sustainability challenge, drawing on lessons learned from recent fieldwork conducted as part of a baseline study. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10