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Supply of and Demand for Accessible and Affordable Childcare Services in Cambodia (English)

24 Sep 2024

This report synthesizes available evidence on childcare in Cambodia to provide a holistic analysis of the policy landscape and priorities for further investment. It presents new data to describe the existing supply of services and discuss the challenges and opportunities to providing accessible and high-quality early childhood care and education (ECCE) services in Cambodia. Survey data are complemented by qualitative data collected among parents, caregivers, and stakeholders in the sector to understand the various barriers that hinder families from utilizing institutional childcare services, exploring potential solutions to improve uptake. Overall, the report aims to provide insights and recommendations to policy makers on strategies to enhance early childhood care to support the healthy development of Cambodia's children and expand the labor market opportunities and choices available to working parents, particularly mothers. This paper draws on four main sources of data: a desk review encompassing existing literature, reports, policy documents, and relevant data sources; a phone survey of childcare centers, primarily preschools serving children ages three to six; a survey of households with children under the age of three in villages near garment factories; and qualitative research - focus group discussions (FGDs) and key informant interviews (KIIs) with parents, caregivers, and stakeholders in the sector. The review in this report provides a comprehensive picture of present-day childcare policy in Cambodia, although it does not include the results of the ongoing efforts of the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport (MoEYS) to update and expand this policy.
cambodia health gender poverty urban development child development early childhood education disease control social protection nutrition breastfeeding economic policy trade linkages equality of opportunities nutrition and population east asia and pacific pandemic response trade facilitation and logistics early child development maternal and child nutrition human development and gender spillovers and connectivity inequality and shared prosperity connectivity and lagging regions levels of education national urban policies economic growth and planning supply chain analysis

Authors

Haddock,Sarah Elizabeth, Jarvis,Forest Brach, Sem,Chenda, Doncheva,Antonia Milcheva, Farooqi,Hira

Disclosure Date
2024/09/24
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
Supply of and Demand for Accessible and Affordable Childcare Services in Cambodia
Pages
56
Product Line
Advisory Services & Analytics
Published in
United States of America
Rel Proj ID
KH-Cambodia Gender Equality And Social Inclusion Pasa -- P178134
TF No/Name
TF0B8779-Cambodia Gender GESI PASA,TF0C1846-Cambodia GESI PASA - FY24
Unit Owning
Social EAP 1 (SEAS1)
Version Type
Final
Volume No
1

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