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Summit Report New Delhi  \nPMNCH Partners’ Forum Side Event  \n2  \nContents  \n01 The Solutions Summit 3  \n02 Why is Supporting the Early Childhood 6 Workforce Important?  \n03 Case Studies: Successful Programs 10  \n04 Solutions: Addressing Real World 15 Challenges  \n05 Conclusion 21  \n3  \n01 The Solutions Summit  \nImage: © Trupal Pandya | Bernard van Leer Foundation  \n4  \nThe ‘Spotlight on the Many Voices ofthe Early Childhood Workforce’Solutions Summit was held on 11 December 2018 as an official side event of the Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (PMNCH) Partners’ Forum in New Delhi, India. With assistance from Apolitical and the Early Childhood Workforce Initiative, the interactive Solutions Summit was convened by:  \nThe Partners’ Forum brought together 1,200 PMNCH partners dedicated to the Every Woman Every Child (EWEC) movement and the achievement of the UN Secretary General’s Global Strategy for Women’s, Children’s and Adolescents’ Health, which calls for all girls and boys to have access to quality early childhood development. The Partners’ Forum focused on improving multisectoral action for results, sharing country solutions and capturing best practices and knowledge within and among the health and related sectors.  \nInspired by the goals of the Partners’ Forum at large, the Solutions Summit objectives were:  \n1. Survive To showcase successful examples of quality improvements of an early Childhood workforce in specific cities, states or countries.  \n2. Thrive To place a spotlight on the importance of the workforce as a key lever to success in implementing integrated approaches at scale and on the benefits of cross-sectoral collaboration.  \n3. Transform To surface solutions for specific workforce issues and foster continued cross-sector conversations among a strong international community.  \nEvent at a glance  \nSectors: government, international organisations, practitioners, researchers, foundations and workforce members  \n55 attendees; 15 countries  \nAreas: health, education, development and early childhood  \nWho is part of the early childhood workforce?  \nThe nurses, midwives, educators, community health workers, social workers, pediatricians, pre-school teachers and government representatives, among others, who work to help improve outcomes for babies, young children, and the people who care for them.  \n5  \nThe Summit brought together...  \nTo achieve its goals of placing a spotlight on and developing solutions for the diverse early childhood workforce and creating a strong international community in support of the workforce, the Summit included:  \n• A panel of experts who have worked on successful programs around the world (see page 9),  \n• A highly interactive session that set out real-world challenges and asked the experts in the room to brainstorm solutions (see page 14),  \n• An insightful presentation on the policy levers to address early childhood workforce issues from Dr. Flavia Bustreo, Board Member, Botnar Foundation and former Assistant Director-GeneralFamily, Women’s and Children’s Health, WHO.  \n• All centred around hearing the voices of the workforce themselves – with representatives from Kenya, India and New Zealand sharing their stories.  \nThe organisations represented at the Summit include:  \n6  \n02 Why is Supporting the Early Childhood Workforce Important?  \nImage: © Brendan Hoffman | Majority World  \n7  \nA child’s experiences in the first few years of life have far reaching and long term impacts. Early childhood workers are important partners in ensuring that all children – and their caregivers – benefit from the nurturing care necessary to promote good health, adequate nutrition, safety and security, responsive caregiving, and early learning.1  \nAround the world, as more and more children participate in early childhood interventions and programs, the quality of those services have come into foc","cbCaitISxPqxu0qp","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaitISxPqxu0qp","pdf",14733370,23,"English","# The Solutions Summit\n## Why is Supporting the Early Childhood Workforce Important?\n## Case Studies: Successful Programs\n## Solutions: Addressing Real World Challenges\n## Conclusion","[{\"question\":\"When and where was the Solutions Summit held?\",\"answer\":\"The Solutions Summit was held on 11 December 2018 in New Delhi, India, as an official side event of the PMNCH Partners’ Forum.\"},{\"question\":\"Why is supporting the early childhood workforce important?\",\"answer\":\"Support ensures children and caregivers benefit from nurturing care, including health, nutrition, safety, responsive caregiving, and early learning, and higher-quality services are linked to well-trained, supported personnel.\"},{\"question\":\"What challenges does the early childhood workforce face?\",\"answer\":\"The report lists lack of training, lack of respect and support, low pay and status, insufficient worker numbers, high workload, low political prioritisation, and insufficient investment.\"}]","Spotlight on the Many Voices of the Early Childhood Workforce - Solutions Summit Report | PDF",1792043600,58]