Addressing a news conference at a Nairobi hotel Dr. Teresa Mwoma National Coordinator ECD Network has called on stakeholders to ensure kids are thriving and not surviving since the impacts of poor child care in the first five years of their lives will later affect them in life therefore need for caregivers to ensure quality childcare and protection of the children.Dr Teresa has called on the government to create enabling environment and policies for children to develop secure attachments and families to provide proper childcare, guidance and support critical for development of children to prepare them for adulthood.
According to world Bank about 350 million children below primary school age representing more than 40 Percent of the population do not have access to proper childcare while 40 percent or pre school children are not enrolled.
In Africa about 5 million children live without parental care according to a report by the African Committee of experts on the rights and welfare of the child.
The campaign launched by ECD Network will focus on eight economic blocks and will address issues on promoting , nurturing care,child protection,child friendly policies,gender policies and community participation in child care
