Une année d'éducation pré-primaire obligatoire pour tous les enfants

Where early childhood is concerned, Africa faces a number of challenges: (i) improving the quality of pre-primary education; (ii) broadening the supply of education and diversifying the services provided; (iii) defining education policy, including for pre-primary education, on the basis of diversified strategies that are suitable for African countries; and (iv) promoting an integrated, efficient education system. To meet these challenges, it is proposed, as a matter of strategy, to introduce one year of compulsory pre-primary education for all children. This paper lays the foundations of this strategy and attempts to provide some insights on the implementation of such a strategy in Africa, based on the experience of Senegal and Gambia.