GUIDELINES FOR THE EARLY 
       CHILDHOOD EDUCATION POLICY 
           IMPLEMENTATION
         Guidelines for the Early Childhood Education 
              Policy Implementation
                    CONTENTS
                 CONTENTS           ii
                 FOREWORD           v
                 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS          vii
                 ACRONYMS           ix
                 CHAPTER ONE: BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT OF ECE POLICY IMPLEMENTATION                                     1
                        Background and Introduction          1
                        SDGs and ECE          1
                        Brief background of ECD in Ghana        1
                        Context of Early Childhood Education Policy       1
                        Legal and Policy Frameworks that Informed the Early Childhood Education Policy and Guideline  3
                        Purpose and Rationale for the ECE Policy Implementation Guideline                             3
                        Objectives of the KG specific ECE Policy Implementation Guideline                             4
                        Summary           5
                 CHAPTER TWO: TRENDS AND KEY ISSUES IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION                                                7
                        Introduction          7
                        Barriers and Bottlenecks that Shape Participation in ECE                                              14
                        Demand Barriers                                                                                       14
                        Supply Barriers                                                                                       15
                        Supply Bottlenecks                                                                                    15
                        Summary                                                                                                         16
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