Accelerated school readiness/pre-primary education program

The accelerated school readiness/pre-primary education program is an 8–12-week intensive program that helps disadvantaged children without access to early childhood education services to better prepare for grade 1 entry and success.

The concept was originally developed by the Mother Child Education Foundation (ACEV) based in Turkey to serve disadvantaged Turkish and Syrian refugee children. Results from evaluations conducted in Turkey and Laos indicate that the program improves school readiness, on-time enrollment, and retention in grade 1, as well as resilience of children exposed to early life adversities.