The standards outline agreed expectations for how ECI services should be designed and delivered, covering areas such as child‑ and family‑centred approaches, service coordination, professional competencies, and continuous quality improvement. They can be used to assess existing services, guide service development, and promote consistency across providers and regions. The standards are applicable across health, education, and social service settings.

The standards outline agreed expectations for how ECI services should be designed and delivered, covering areas such as child‑ and family‑centred approaches, service coordination, professional competencies, and continuous quality improvement. They can be used to assess existing services, guide service development, and promote consistency across providers and regions. The standards are applicable across health, education, and social service settings.

The standards outline agreed expectations for how ECI services should be designed and delivered, covering areas such as child‑ and family‑centred approaches, service coordination, professional competencies, and continuous quality improvement. They can be used to assess existing services, guide service development, and promote consistency across providers and regions. The standards are applicable across health, education, and social service settings.

The standards outline agreed expectations for how ECI services should be designed and delivered, covering areas such as child‑ and family‑centred approaches, service coordination, professional competencies, and continuous quality improvement. They can be used to assess existing services, guide service development, and promote consistency across providers and regions. The standards are applicable across health, education, and social service settings.

The roadmap offers a structured overview of the elements required to develop or strengthen ECI systems, including governance, referral pathways, workforce development, service quality, and financing. Rather than prescribing a single model, it highlights common system building blocks and decision points that countries can adapt to their institutional and resource contexts. The steps are designed to support progressive development over time.

The roadmap offers a structured overview of the elements required to develop or strengthen ECI systems, including governance, referral pathways, workforce development, service quality, and financing. Rather than prescribing a single model, it highlights common system building blocks and decision points that countries can adapt to their institutional and resource contexts. The steps are designed to support progressive development over time.

The roadmap offers a structured overview of the elements required to develop or strengthen ECI systems, including governance, referral pathways, workforce development, service quality, and financing. Rather than prescribing a single model, it highlights common system building blocks and decision points that countries can adapt to their institutional and resource contexts. The steps are designed to support progressive development over time.

The roadmap offers a structured overview of the elements required to develop or strengthen ECI systems, including governance, referral pathways, workforce development, service quality, and financing. Rather than prescribing a single model, it highlights common system building blocks and decision points that countries can adapt to their institutional and resource contexts. The steps are designed to support progressive development over time.

The roadmap offers a structured overview of the elements required to develop or strengthen ECI systems, including governance, referral pathways, workforce development, service quality, and financing. Rather than prescribing a single model, it highlights common system building blocks and decision points that countries can adapt to their institutional and resource contexts. The steps are designed to support progressive development over time.

The brief synthesizes evidence on why early childhood intervention is an essential component of effective ECD systems, highlighting the consequences of delayed identification and fragmented service delivery. It presents key principles for system design, including inclusiveness, family‑centred approaches, cross‑sectoral coordination, and long‑term sustainability. The document focuses on policy levers rather than service models, making it applicable across diverse national contexts