10 community-led ECD centres will be established to provide a nurturing environment for young children to learn and play, supported by 30 trained caregivers. Children will transition to primary school better prepared, improving longer term educational outcomes, wellbeing and livelihoods.
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Children aged 3 to 6 in rural Malawi face severe barriers to early learning. Many lack the foundational skills necessary for primary school, leading to high drop-out rates and poor educational outcomes, undermining future livelihoods and wellbeing. ECD services are severely constrained, with a lack of essential learning and play materials, and nurturing care from well-trained teachers. Weak management structures and a lack of clear sustainability plans exacerbate the problem.
SEED will establish 10 community-led ECD centres in Nkhata Bay West, replicating Temwa’s success in Nkhata Bay North. The Project will: train 30 caregivers in the national ECD curriculum with inclusive, play-based learning; provide learning materials and nutritional support; monitor child development indicators and school-readiness outcomes; and build the capacity of 100 School Management Committee members to run the ECD centres sustainably beyond the life of the project.
