This report was prepared in the context of the World Conference on Early Childhood Care and Education, jointly organized by UNESCO, the City of Moscow and the Russian Federation, to be held from 27 to 29 September 2010. The aim of the report is to offer a general analysis of the status of Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) in the Latin American and the Caribbean countries, and identify the main challenges to be addressed and actions to be taken in the region to achieve the first goal of Education for All: “expanding and improving comprehensive early childhood care and education, especially for the most vulnerable and disadvantaged children”. The report is divided in two parts: the first one presents the analysis of the ECCE situation in the Latin American countries, and the second part deals with the situation of the Caribbean countries that includes 15 Member States of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and 5 associated member states.
