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Formative Evaluation of the National Health Commission-UNICEF Early Childhood Development Project of the Integrated Maternal and Child Health and Development Programme (2017-2020)
Overview
The purpose of the evaluation is to document results of the ECD project over 2017-2020, explore the process of change among households and service providers to establish what works, what doesn’t, and why. It is expected that the evaluation will (1) contribute to the development of a costed, feasible and scalable ECD model that can bring changes for children 0-3 years old in China, particularly in resource-limited areas, including rural poor areas; (2) determine the economic and policy environment for national scale-up based on the qualitative review of the drivers and bottlenecks; (3) provide strategic insights on the program content, and related government policy, budgeting and human resource allocation necessary to cover children in rural areas with ECD services. Findings and recommendations will also be used by UNICEF to improve its support to the Government of China in promoting ECD during the new country programme cycle for the years 2021–2025.
The objective of the evaluation is to determine the relevance of the ECD project, its effectiveness in reaching its expected results and its potential to be sustainable. In particular:
• Validate the Theory of Change (ToC) and establish its alignment with current project interventions;
• Identify gaps in evidence and project delivery, and seek to outline the process of change that is underway in project areas;
• Identify policy and implementation challenges, emerging best practices and adaptations;
• Understand project progress and document results through answering evaluation questions mainly on relevance, effectiveness and sustainability;
• Costing analysis to understand key cost components for ECD package delivery.
Report Details
| Year Published | |
| Type | |
| Joint | No |
| Partner/s | N/A |
| Consultant name | |
| Agency Focal Point | Patrick Shing |
| Focal Point Email | pshing@unicef.org |
| Managed by Independent Evaluation Office | No |
| Geographic Scope | Country |
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Formative Evaluation of the National Health Commission-UNICEF Early Childhood Development Project of the Integrated Maternal and Child Health and Development Programme (2017-2020)
