Supply of and Demand for Accessible and Affordable Childcare Services in Cambodia
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Washington, DC: World Bank
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This report synthesizes available
evidence on childcare in Cambodia to provide a holistic
analysis of the policy landscape and priorities for further
investment. It presents new data to describe the existing
supply of services and discuss the challenges and
opportunities to providing accessible and high-quality early
childhood care and education (ECCE) services in Cambodia.
Survey data are complemented by qualitative data collected
among parents, caregivers, and stakeholders in the sector to
understand the various barriers that hinder families from
utilizing institutional childcare services, exploring
potential solutions to improve uptake. Overall, the report
aims to provide insights and recommendations to policy
makers on strategies to enhance early childhood care to
support the healthy development of Cambodia’s children and
expand the labor market opportunities and choices available
to working parents, particularly mothers. This paper draws
on four main sources of data: a desk review encompassing
existing literature, reports, policy documents, and relevant
data sources; a phone survey of childcare centers, primarily
preschools serving children ages three to six; a survey of
households with children under the age of three in villages
near garment factories; and qualitative research - focus
group discussions (FGDs) and key informant interviews (KIIs)
with parents, caregivers, and stakeholders in the sector.
The review in this report provides a comprehensive picture
of present-day childcare policy in Cambodia, although it
does not include the results of the ongoing efforts of the
Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport (MoEYS) to update and
expand this policy.
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CHILD DEVELOPMENT, EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION, MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH, CHILD CARE, GOOD HEALTH AND WELL-BEING, SDG 3, QUALITY EDUCATION, SDG 4