The African Union, The African Early Childhood Network, UNICEF, Early Childhood Development Action Network (ECDAN), and World Health Organization (WHO) will launch the Africa ECD Country Profiles Countdown to 2030 during #CPHIA2025.

A child’s most important steps happen before they set foot in a primary school. By their fifth birthday, children’s brains are 90% developed and the foundations for success at school and in later life are in place. This makes a child’s early years a critical window of opportunity – to set the foundations for life-long success, first at school, and later in life.