Focus On Early Childhood Development

Early childhood is an important phase of human life. Nurturing this phase with appropriate education is a stepping stone to preparing children for further phases in life, such as adulthood. This is because developments that occur during this phase may influence other phases in life. Nepal has prioritised Early Childhood Education (ECE), an important part of education, for quite a long time. ECE began in the country in 1950 with the establishment of the first-ever Montessori school in Kathmandu. In 1964, the Nepal Children’s Organisation (NCO) was established to provide ECE for all children in all the districts.