News & Media - Act for Early Years

June 4, 2025

At G20 gathering, South Africa elevates early childhood as a global priority

In a rare move for a global economic forum, the G20 summit in South Africa last week devoted an entire day to early childhood, signalling growing recognition that investing in the earliest years of life is critical to achieving long-term goals around equity, sustainability, and shared prosperity.

May 20, 2025

Ukraine launches national strategy to transform preschool education

The country's education ministry first committed to champion young children's learning at an Act For Early Years event hosted by Theirworld.

May 15, 2025

8 reasons to be hopeful: countries step up for young children

Momentum behind investment in early childhood is building - with several governments announcing new measures to in in the past six months to provide more quality childcare and pre-primary education.

May 12, 2025

Donor funding for pre-primary education reaches a critical point

A new Act For Early Years report reveals an increase in early years investment - but the effects of donor aid cuts, policy shifts and ongoing conflicts could reverse that trend.

March 17, 2025

Boost for campaign to make preschool education a right for every child

The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child doesn't cover crucial preschool learning - but countries around the world are working hard to change that.

March 4, 2025

Kenyan county’s actions on early years are an inspiration for others

Theirworld visited Kwale County to see how its leadership on early childhood policies and programmes will have a lasting impact on young children.

March 3, 2025

Global Youth Ambassadors focus on spreading early years message

A two-day training event in Kenya showed Theirworld's young campaigners how to inform decision-makers about the importance of investing in childcare and preschool education.

February 27, 2025

South Africa President shows bold leadership on the early years

President Cyril Ramaphosa promised to put the youngest children “front and centre” of education reform in South Africa and globally through this year’s presidency of the G20.

January 20, 2025

Gaza’s children: Theirworld report calls for urgent, unified action

The report says a unified alliance of international, regional and local organisations is needed to shape and coordinate an early childhood development response plan.

December 6, 2024

UK Government puts early years at the heart of Plan for Change

Sir Keir Starmer’s focus on giving every child the best start in life is a boost for Act For Early Years campaigners.

November 19, 2024

Big breakthrough for early years as global alliance is launched at G20 summit

After more than a year of intensive campaigning, world leaders have launched a historic initiative that will transform support for the early years of children’s lives.

October 29, 2024

Early years investment could rapidly lift millions of children out of poverty

An Act For Early Years report reveals that a modest - but immediate - increase in early years investment could transform the lives of millions of children and women in just a few years.