Early Childhood Development to Build Tajikistan’s Human Capital Project

The objective of the Early Childhood Development to Build Tajikistan's Human Capital Project for Tajikistan is to increase utilization of a basic package of health and preschool education services for 0 to 6 year old children. The Project has four components. 1. Strengthening capacity to deliver the Basic Package (BP) of Early Childhood Development (ECD) services component has five subcomponents. 1.1. Update and development of the guidelines, programs, materials and resources for implementation of a BP of services for improved ECD outcomes subcomponent will: (a) Develop a BP Manual; (b) Update and standardize prenatal care guidelines; (c) Update the national Child Growth and Development Monitoring (CGDM) Program; (d) Review and adapt the curricula, equipment specifications, and teaching and learning materials for existing and alternative preschool models; (e) Review and redesign the preschool construction. 1.2. Staff training subcomponent will strengthen knowledge and capacity of staff to oversee and implement the BP through training and study visits. 1.3. Development of a national monitoring and evaluation system on ECD and evaluation of the project interventions subcomponent will support government’s capacity to measure and evaluate child development outcomes. 1.4. Supporting financing reforms for enhanced services that promote improved ECD outcomes subcomponent will support the introduction of program-based budgeting in district and urban primary health care facilities, including the revision of the budget and expenditure categories that would support the implementation of program-based budgeting by aligning the separate functional category for PHC with the package of services those facilities should offer. 1.5. Development of an ECD regulatory framework, including governance, financing mechanism, and staffing subcomponent will support the development of a regulatory framework that would: (a) create an enabling environment for multi-sectoral ECD service...