GENERAL INFORMATION
 

Project title
 

Strengthening Pre-School Education

Priority area
 

Employment, Human Resources Development and Social Policies

Beneficiary

Ministry of National Education

Co-Beneficiary
 

Duration

42 months (12/03/2011-15/09/2013)

EU contribution (Euro)

16,270,000

PROJECT SUMMARY

Brief description of the project and main objectives
 

This Project contributes to the improvement of the enrolment and attendance of disadvantaged children and their families to day-care and pre-school education.

This Project aims to upgrade and establish quality child day care and pre-school education services for disadvantaged children and their families through the capacity building of MoNE institutions, public institutions, municipalities, NGOs and development of communitybased models and partnerships.

Location

Van, Erzurum, Ağrı, Şanlıurfa, Diyarbakır, Adana, Hatay, Mersin, Ankara, İzmir

Achievements / expected outputs

• Capacity building of MoNE institutions (MoNE Pre-school Education General Directorate, MoNE Girls’ Vocational Education General Directorate, MoNE Apprenticeship and Non-Formal Education- General Directorate) and programmes on community-based child day care and pre-school education services developed and piloted in 10 provinces (Van, Erzurum, Ağrı, Şanlıurfa, Diyarbakır, Adana, Hatay, Mersin, Ankara, İzmir)
• Quality community-based child day care and pre-school education models developed and institutionalized.
• Number of families reporting their intention to enrol their children into pre-school and primary school on time increased.
• Equipment, educational materials and furniture for public pre-schools and pre-school classrooms within primary schools in 16 provinces procured.
• A Grant Scheme prepared and implemented through call for proposals which targets collaboration of public institutions, municipalities, NGOs, and mobilising private sector organizations by means of jointly prepared and proposed pilot projects.