Scaling Up Affordable, Quality, and Contextually Relevant Pre-School Provision in Kenya

Madrasa Early Childhood Programme in Kenya supports socio-economically marginalized communities to establish and manage preschools that are: high-quality, gender responsive, culturally relevant, age appropriate (for children aged four to five), and sustainable. Their preschool model has 5 core interdependent components: An integrative and evidence-based early child development curriculum. Teacher professional development training. School environment. School management and leadership. Community engagement. Additional essential components for promoting children’s learning have also been integrated into the model, such as nutrition and parenting support.