1. INFLUENCE OF LEADERSHIP TRAINING ON EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT: NIGERIA EXPERIENCE GLOBAL SUMMIT ON CHILDHOOD COSTA RICA, MARCH 31-APRIL 3, 2016 ESTHER ODUOLOWU DEPARTMENT OF TEACHER EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN, NIGERIA 1

2. PURPOSE FILL LEADERSHIP GAPS AT POLICY FORMULATION AND IMPLEMENTATION LEVELS EXAMINE AND DOCUMENT ACTIVITIES OF FIVE ECDVU PARTICIPANTS DOCUMENT THEIR ACTIVITIES TO FORM BASELINE TO INFLUENCE INTERVENTION ENSURE ECD IS ACCORDED THE RIGHTFUL POSITION IT DESERVES AS A BASIC FOUNDATION 2

3. OVERVIEW EFA MDGS WORLD EDUCATION FORUM 3

4. THE PROBLEM Policy ECCE was linked to existing public schools Population increase Lack of adequate information Teacher Preparation Inadequacy Monitoring and Supervision 4

5. QUALITY ISSUE 5

6. INTERVENTION: 5 PERSONS WERE SPONSORED TO ACCESS ECDVU PROGRAM University of Ibadan Obafemi Awolowo University Nigerian Educational Research and Development Council Universal Basic Education Commission 6

7. PROGRAMS INITIATED ECE Postgraduate Diploma programs have been designed and implemented at the University of Ibadan ECD Center for Excellence and Innovation has been created and functional at the same University ECE curriculum for both Diploma and Bachelor Degree Program had been revised Developed Training Manual for Caregivers and Preschool teachers Scale up training for in-service teachers for pre and primary schools Participate in the development of Early Learning Standards for Pre school children Designed ECD M.Phil and Ph.D programs Designed undergraduate program but yet to take off Annual seminar for Private ECD providers in Osun state of Nigeria Book of reading on ECD has been produced Participated in the development of one year curriculum for five year olds Participated in the development of Early Learning Standards 7

8. COLLABORATION AND ADVOCACY 8

9. CHALLENGES Assumption and understanding of collaborationAssumption and understanding with regards to practiceGovernment policy and political willChallenging role and power 9

10. REFERENCES www.ecdpgdiploma.ui.edu.ng www.ecdpgdiploma.ui.edu.ng www.ecdpgdiploma.ui.edu.ng/course www.ecdpgdiploma.ui.edu.ng/course www.ecdvu.org www.ecdvu.org 10

11. APPRECIATION 11