CAPACITY OF Early Child Development (ECD) PROFESSIONALS By 2021, Early Child Development (ECD) professionals (ECD center staff and mother and child health professionals) have strengthened capacity and tools to
support the holistic development (physical, social, emotional, cognitive) of young children., which contributes to Access To Quality Learning Opportunities, Cross-Sectoral Early Childhood Development, Evaluation, Health And Development In Early Childhood And Adolescence, Learning, Skills, Participation And Engagement, Research. UNICEF aims to achieve this through Data, Research, Evaluation And Knowledge Management, Evaluations, Research And Data, Fostering Innovation And Use Of New Technologies, Innovation, Operational Support To Programme Delivery, Systems Strengthening And Institution Building, Systems Strengthening To Leave No One Behind. This contributes to the following Country Programme result:  By 2021, children between the ages 0 to 5 years are progressively cared for through quality Early Child Development (ECD) services and in protective and
nurturing family environments.