November 11, 2025 – The World Bank has created an online, self-paced course designed for practitioners, policymakers, and others who are interested in understanding the rationale for investing in childcare. The course is free, virtual, and can be completed at your own pace. It is hosted on the World Bank’s Open Learning Campus. First time users will need to create an account to access the course.
The course explores why childcare matters, the scale of the global childcare challenge, and actions governments can take to ensure childcare is available, affordable, of decent quality, and responsive to the needs of all families. Throughout, the course highlights a variety of childcare provision models in diverse contexts with a practical focus on challenges, good practices, and lessons learned.