ECED-FLN Glossary

Browse and search key Early Childhood Education & Development and Foundational Learning terms, drawn from initiatives across Africa.

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Kindergarten

A structured early childhood educational program or setting designed to foster foundational cognitive, physical, and socio-emotional skills in young children through play-based pedagogical approaches prior to primary school.

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Kinship Care

A family-based alternative care arrangement in which children unable to live with their parents are raised by extended family members or close community members.

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