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EFA Goal One: Expanding Early Childhood Care and Education 212.3 Examples of High Quality ECCE Indicators at the CountryLevel●●●●●●●●●The existence of an ECCE policy framework. In Mongolia, for example, theECCE policy is integrated in formal schooling with the collaboration of theministries of Education, Social Welfare and Labour.A Child Development Index that measures cognitive, social motor, health andnutrition status of children like the one in the Philippines.Class size or child-caregiver ratio and instructional hours.Number of trained teachers and care providers with emphasis on quality basedon qualifications and training.Quality of physical facilities and learning materials and the availability andquality of resources/support materials.Proper training (pre-service, in-service) for teachers, care providers andparents/guardians.Access, especially for children in remote areas.School readiness index. The improved preparedness and readiness of childrenfor primary education resulting to an increase in primary school enrolment,retention and completion rates and decline in drop-out rates, i.e. higherpercentage of children moving on to Grade 1 from pre-primary schools/centres.Improved health of children. In India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal,Afghanistan and the Maldives, pregnant women and lactating mothers arecovered in the ECCE policy.2.4 Groups of Children Who are Vulnerable and Disadvantaged●●●●●●●●Children with disabilities and special needsChildren living in isolated islands and remote mountain areasMigrant children including children who are migrating with their parents to urbancentresChildren from minority/ethnic groups, hill tribes, nomadic groups, different castesGirls, especially those burdened with sibling careChildren from poor households, including those from families in poverty-strickenareas and urban poor children like street children and child labourers.Children in conflict-affected areas/children of refugees, displaced children whoare either victims of natural calamities or conflictChildren with HIV/AIDS or whose parents have HIV/AIDS, leprosy, etc.Education for All: Reaching the Unreached