Increasing Access and Quality of Early Childhood Education (ECE)

Action /Activity:	Action II: Education and Training Activity II.II: Increasing Educational Attainment and Skill Levels by Providing Access to All. Activity II.I: Improving the Quality of Education and Training.
Title of the Operation:	Increasing Access and Quality of Early Childhood Education (ECE)
Operation Number:	TREESP2.2.ECE/P-04
Implementation Period:	N/A
Operation Beneficiary:	Ministry of National Education, Directorate General for Basic Education
Website / Social Media Accounts:	N/A
Interventions and Estimated Results:	The purpose of this operation is to increase quality of and access to ECE services for children especially in the most vulnerable communities. The operation will be implemented in 20 provinces, including: Adana, Ankara, Antalya, Aydın, Bitlis, Bursa, Diyarbakır, Erzurum, Gaziantep, İstanbul, İzmir, Kastamonu, Konya, Manisa, Mardin, Samsun, Şanlıurfa, Tekirdağ, Trabzon and Van. The target groups include: 0-to-6-year-old children and their parents/caregivers living especially in the most vulnerable communities with limited / without access to ECE services; and ECE teachers, school principals, counsellors, inspectors and other ECE service providers. The duration of the operation is 36 months.
Current Situation: (As of June 2020)	The procurement process is ongoing for service component.
Current Situation: (As of June 2020)	DoA preparations ongoing.