Why the UK Should Support a Global Right to Early Childhood Education and Care By Dr Eva Mikuska and Dr Nikki Fairchild
As world leaders gather at the United Nations to consider a new optional protocol to the Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC), we have a powerful opportunity to advance a global commitment to a child's right to early childhood care and education (ECEC). This initiative aims to secure at least one year of free pre-primary education for every child, everywhere. It’s an important step, and one the UK should support. While our current system meets the minimum standard envisioned by the...
