📋 Tender Overview
Project ID: P173601
Region: Europe and central asia
Total Project Cost: Us$ 4.80 million
The objective of the project is to increase access on an equitable basis to quality early education program through: expanding shift-based kindergartens (SbKs) in poor rural areas: enhancing the quality of the program through the training of pre-school teachers: institutionalizing measurement of services quality and effectiveness; and financing reforms to enhance efficiency and coverage. The proposed project will be organized around three components: (i) expansion of early education services for under-served children; (ii) improvement of the policy and financing framework for system effectiveness; and (iii) implementation support. All components would underpin the priorities delineated in the MoES’ Education Strategy-2040 and Action Plan for 2021-2023.Component 1: Expanding early education services for under-served children (US$ 4,040,600).The aim of this component is to increase equitable access to early education services that meet quality standards for under-served children.Sub-component 1.1: Expanded early education services The objective of this sub-component is to increase equitable access to ECE in poor rural areas with no or low access through establishing CbKs. The project will support the creation of about 80 new CbKs enrolling approximately 5,000 children aged 3–5 years. For each CbK, the project will provide furniture, equipment and materials for playing and learning; an outdoor playground; minor rehabilitation works including access for children with physical disabilities; and water and sanitation facilities of a standardized design. The design for the water and sanitation facilities will consider vulnerability to climate change.
