Indicators of General Comment 7: Monitoring implementation of Rights in Early Childhood (CRC) Clyde Hertzman

“Equity from the Start” 2

Overarching CSDH Recommendations Improve daily living conditions, including the circumstances in which people are born, grow, live, work and age Measure and understand the problem and assess the impact of action Tackle the inequitable distribution of power money and resources

Question: Does the following represent a rights violation under UN CRC:GC7?

The EDI: a Population-based Measure at Kindergarten

Jamaica % vulnerable on EDI by SES 7

UN-CRC GC: 7 Indicators Group Our answer is ‘yes’ ……thus……. UN-CRC GC: 7 Indicators Group to develop indicators to monitor the realization of the Rights in Early Childhood aspects of CRC to provide a transparent way for States Parties to report to CRC on the early years

UN-CRC GC:7 Indicators 2005: indicators group forms; approaches CRC Monitoring Committee; argues that GC:7 is impractical/underused and there is a need for user-friendly and useful GC:7 indicators 2006: CRC Monitoring Committee invites group to develop indicators that would assist States’ reporting and promote CRC GC:7 realization 2006-2008: indicators of GC:7 are completed and accepted for piloting by CRC Monitoring Committee

15 Indicator Sets in 6 Reporting Clusters

GC7 CRC Reporting Guidelines Components of each Indicator Set Structure Process Outcome Sources of Info Duty Bearers GC7 CRC Reporting Guidelines 11

Implementation: Creating a Manual

No No No Suggestions Suggestions Suggestions Are there policies in place to ensure that both primary and pre-school provisions are suitably child-centered, child-friendly, rights based, and aligned with the GC7 principles and the aims of education? Steps to have such policies in place Suggestions Develop policies for Provision of appropriate early childhood education Develop policies to promote equal access (for boys and girls) to these services No Are there processes to evaluate and improve human resources as far as the early education system is concerned? Steps to have such policies in place Suggestions mobility, training, and recruitment. financial or non-financial compensations No Are there improving trends in children’s development measured by cognitive, physical health, and socio-emotional outcomes? Steps to investigate lack of response Suggestions collect population level baseline data on ECD If data exist, investigate potential causes for this lack response by data disaggregation

ON Suggestions EDI data collection around the world Are there improving trends in children’s development measured by cognitive, physical health, and socio-emotional outcomes (DHS, MICS, EDI, etc.)? Are there improving trends in children’s development measured by cognitive, physical health, and socio-emotional outcomes (DHS, MICS, EDI, etc.)? ON Are there improving trends in children’s development measured by cognitive, physical health, and socio-emotional outcomes? Steps to investigate lack of response Suggestions collect population level baseline data on ECD If data exist, investigate potential causes for this lack response by data disaggregation EDI data collection around the world http://www.cecd. ca/ internationaledi BC annual EDI data http://www.earlylearning.ubc.ca/EDI/maps_bc.html

Progress & Plans Sept 2009: on-site task force recruited; agencies briefed; buy-in formalized Oct-Nov 2009: working group recruited (i.e. those who will work through the 15 indicators sets/flow schemes) Dec 2009: training session for working group Jan-April 2010: flow schemes used; de-brief to revise the manual, flow schemes & training protocol 18

Where do we go after that Where do we go after that? High, middle and low income countries (1-2 each)

More info? Attend workshops with Ziba Vaghri & Adem Arkadas