The Effectiveness Initiative

In January 1999, the Van Leer Foundation and partner organisations
in the Consultative Group on Early Childhood Care and Development initiated a three year investigation known as the Effectiveness Initiative
(EI).

In this issue of Early Childhood Matters we are trying two new things: first, we are sharing a process that we are currently engaged in, as it is happening. In essence, we are showing you several pages from our project diary. We are inviting you to peek in on a developing process and are hoping that this, in turn, will encourage you to react to and contribute toward the further formation of the Effectiveness Initiative.

Second, we are presenting this material in a special edition of Early Childhood Matters that is a joint publication with the Coordinators’ Notebook (CN) of the Consultative Group on Early Childhood Care and Development.