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3-year-old Penina, a kindergarten Tialeniu School student, posing for a photograph during class, in Fakaofo Atoll, Tokelau.

31 October 2019

Education

Every child has the right to go to school and learn.

First-ever national ECCE curriculum in Kiribati

27 October 2022

First-ever national ECCE curriculum in Kiribati

Strengthening teaching practices

Edgar Tarigarae (far left in red) plays and engages with children while parents and teachers look on during the Parent Support Programme.

Improving early childhood learning in Vanuatu

UNICEF partners with Vanuatu Ministry of Education & Training for a community-to-community teacher-parent training on early childhood learning.

Pre-school children learning at the National Library in Solomon Islands.

07 February 2020

Solomon Islands launches Pre-Primary Year nationwide

Thousands of five-year-old children will now have the opportunity to go to school

Early Childhood Development

23 October 2019

15 Pacific island governments take a giant step forward on Early Childhood Development

Caiden, 4, playing with a toy inside of Lakepa Mallow pre school at Liku village, Niue.

Four out of every 10 children in the Pacific islands are not enrolled in pre-primary education – UNICEF

NZ Prime Minister to students in Tonga: With a good education, anything is possible

Emosi 3 drew what he saw in his village (Nadrano) after Cyclone Winston.

19 December 2017

Bridging the Gap

Establishing and Effecting National Minimum Quality Service Standards for Effective Schools in Pacific Island Countries

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Children standing in tribal clothes.

2017 Status Report on Early Childhood Care and Education

This report on early childhood care and education (ECCE) in the Pacific highlights the significant progress achieved by Pacific Island Countries.

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