This Issue Paper presents several Early Childhood Education (ECE) related issues identified by the Members of the Parliamentary Forum on Children (UPFC). The key issues have been identified from the available literature and the discussions by the forum members during a workshop which was held in Entebbe on 19th August 2024 that was facilitated by the Kulea Watoto Project
This paper aims to underscore the critical need for prioritizing early childhood education as a component of Early Childhood Development (ECD) in Uganda and propose actionable recommendations for the government to enhance access, quality, and funding for pre-primary education.