ECDiE Programming Library

The PDNA Guide was developed as a common platform for partnership and coordinated action in post-disaster assessment and recovery planning.

Gives guidance on responding to disaster or terrorism events using the Psychological First Aid intervention. This evidence-informed approach helps to assist children, adolescents, adults, and families in the aftermath of disaster and terrorism. The manual includes in-depth information about each of the eight core actions and accompanying handouts for adults, adolescents, parents and caregivers, and providers.

The note explains why nutrition programmes need to include ECD activities to maximize the child’s development. It provides practical suggestions as to what simple steps are necessary to create integrated programmes in situations of famine or food insecurity and it gives examples of how such integrated programmes have been established in other situations.

This paper reviews current theory and evidence on the importance of caregiver-child relationships for the survival and healthy development of children from birth to three years of age.

This is the executive summary of an external evaluation undertaken by Oxford Policy Management (OPM) of the Little Ripples programme in Chad. Little Ripples is a programme created and run by iACT - an NGO based in California, United States.

This guidance note by INEE and the Alliance aims to promote integration and collaboration across the two humanitarian sectors of education and child protection. It orients stakeholders in both sectors to principles, frameworks, opportunities, and resources for program integration in order to ensure efficient, targeted, and effective interventions that result in improved outcomes for children and young people.

This report presents an update of the 2022 ECW global figures of out-of-school children in emergencies and their educational outcomes, using an updated three-stage methodology.

This study is the first evaluation of a remote early childhood education (ECE) program for families affected by conflict and crisis and the second of the effect of short-term (shorter than 3 months) ECE programming. It evaluates the impact of an 11-week remote early learning program (RELP) delivered alone and in combination with Ahlan Simsim Families (ASF), a parenting support program.

This guideline has been prepared with major key points to be considered in developing the emergency response or preparedness of EFA plans of action. This guideline provides orientations and recommendations and strategic planning for achieving EFA in situations of emergency, crisis and reconstruction.

The package of child well-being resources includes: 1) Defining and Measuring Child Well-Being in Humanitarian Action: A Contextualization Guide, 2) Training package, including PowerPoint slide deck and Facilitator Guide, and 3) Child Well-Being in Humanitarian Action: A Desk Review.

The purpose of this systematic research review was to evaluate the efficacy of Early Childhood Development (ECD) parenting programmes and examine the elements of programming that maximize its benefits to young children and their families.    

This second edition provides messages for all types of hazards including 13 major hazards and family disaster preparedness.  The revised key messages, in this second edition, are updated to cover additional hazards and have been reviewed for integration of climate change messages, messages regarding pets and livestock and child protection-specific guidance during crises and emergencies.

This manual provides information about MenCare 50:50 Facilitators, how to structure parenting groups, how to facilitate group sessions, and some useful general tips to use in sessions.

This training was developed to facilitate training in psychological first aid with a focus on children. It is aimed at developing skills and competences that will help child protection staff reduce the initial distress of children who have recently been exposed to a traumatic event.

This free practical training is designed for parents and people working in Early Childhood Development (ECD) who are responsible for the creation and delivery of sustainable and culturally relevant parenting programmes.

Digital version of the Activity Guide for the ECD Kit. This is an easy-to-use guidance containing suggestions on how to use each of the kit’s items.

Innovations in Birth Registration provides guidelines and activities to help define solutions to the most challenging birth registration contexts.

Theirworld believes that quality ECE can be delivered to every refugee child if teachers are equipped with the right knowledge and tools. Our report - Supporting Early Childhood Education Teachers in Refugee Settings - identifies four key ways that this can be achieved.

Inclusion in education must start in the early years when the foundation for lifelong learning is built and fundamental values and attitudes  are  formed. Inequality in learning and development emerges during early childhood, before children begin primary school. Beginning to address inclusion when children begin primary school is simply too late.

The CSSF 2022-2030 is an all-hazards, all-risks approach to protecting children and education, offering governments a practical framework to make urgent progress across a multitude of children’s rights and the sustainable development agenda.