On 24 May 2023, CDRI’s Agriculture Centre and Education Centre organised a Consultative Workshop at Cambodiana Hotel. This workshop aimed to gather feedback from relevant stakeholders working in the areas of childcare service, mother employment, and early child development on a research study on “Evidence-based Policy Study on Accessible and Affordable Childcare Services in Cambodia.”

We also would like to show our sincere appreciation to HE Prak Kosal, Deputy Secretary General of the NC-ECCD and Director of the Early Childhood Education Department of the Ministry of Education, Youth, and Sports for his enlightenment remark on the importance of promoting holistic early childhood education by 2023 to achieve SDG Target 4.2. Also, we would like to thank our participants for the interactive and proactive discussion during the workshop.

Looking forward, CDRI will utilise the result from this workshop to improve our research findings and address any information gaps to enhance the development of the national Sub-Decree on childcare services in Cambodia.