Madrasa Early Childhood Programme
Established in the 1980s to improve access to quality ECD education and services in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania.
Early Childhood Development
Giving girls and boys the best possible start in life.
The Aga Khan Foundation empowers caregivers, families, communities, health, and education services and institutions to create a joyful, equitable and sustainable Early Childhood Development (ECD) environment for the holistic development and wellbeing of young children.
We focus on enhancing caregiver, family, and community support, increasing access to quality ECD services, and strengthening ECD workforce and institutions.
We sometimes give too little attention to the schools which prepare young children for life itself – in all of its holistic dimensions. An investment made in the earliest, pre-school years can bring enormous dividends as a child proceeds from one level of education to another.His Late Highness Aga Khan IV
Engaging entire communities
Our ECD programmes annually benefit more than two million children (aged 0-6 years), over one million caregivers, and over 78,000 members of the ECD workforce.
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Our impact in 2025
Our impact in 2025
- 2.3 million Children supported through 38,775 ECD centres and community spaces
- 903,691 Caregivers and parents supported, 52% of whom were women
- 71,423 Members of the ECD workforce supported and 95% of whom received professional development training
Our Early Childhood Development programmes address the following UN Sustainable Development Goals:
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