OUTPUT 7.8: Early Child Development (ECD) LAC COs have strengthened capacities and benefit from quality up-to-date evidence, knowledge, expertise, partnerships and
resources to efficiently advocate and support the design, implementation (including coordination and monitoring) and scale up of
ECD integrated policies & programs which actively promote nurturing care and ensure availability of quality inclusive services and
parenting support to address the developmental needs of young children from pregnancy to the age of school entry (especially those
living in most disadvantage situations, in humanitarian settings and in migration), which contributes to Technical Excellence In Policy And Programmes. UNICEF aims to achieve this through Advocacy And Communications, Community Engagement, Social And Behaviour Change, Innovation, Systems Strengthening To Leave No One Behind. This contributes to the following Country Programme result:  LAC COs and RO increased their capacity to design, plan, implement and monitor effectively and efficiently their programmes, in
line with the corporate strategic plans, policies and guidelines, results based management, and UN Coherence and global/regional
priorities.