January 22, 2025 – UNESCO has produced draft guiding principles for the right to early childhood care and education (ECCE) that compiles the many references in international human rights law to the right to ECCE, the content of the right, and the nature of State obligations. The document aims to aim provide better clarity and usefulness, thereby strengthening the international and national legal frameworks and providing guidance to advance the full implementation and realization of the right to ECCE in international human rights law.
This document is an outcome of the various processes, series of discussions, research, and recommendations that emerged over the years. This tool will inform UNESCO’s initiative on the evolving right to education and other initiatives.
Right now the zero draft is open for consultation with various stakeholders who are invited to provide their comments by February 15, 2025.