Early Start will give early years scholarships to children who might not otherwise have the opportunity to attend pre-primary because of its growing costs. This assistance will require that the income of applying family/caregiver falls below national poverty line. Financial aid will support paying minimum registration requirements, two nutritious meals and selected learning materials.

Priority services targeted by the ECD Scholarship supports children from age 4 starting pre-primary school including facilitating transition to school. Other range of supports includes screening of learning special needs, acquisition of birth registration and limited household cash transfer for approved needs.

Policy Plus is a Nurturing Care Advocacy initiative of Early Start Africa that works closely with governments, development agencies and civil society to improve laws and standards together with overall investment of early childhood care and education. It is said that it takes a village to raise a child. This statement is truer than ever before in Africa. Proper framework of action and investment at all levels of governments are required to assure every child the right to quality care and education.

We collaboratively work to realize our commitment to the wellbeing of young children and in compliance with the 1989 United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), the 1990 Jomtien World Conference on Education for All, the 2000 World Education Forum (Dakar, Senegal) and the Sustainable Development Goals.