This is Module 2 of the massive online open course on mainstreaming early childhood education into education sector planning.

It is an overview of both the key features of the pre-primary subsector and the overall education sector planning process. It also introduces the key aspects of educational planning and an integrated education sector planning process that includes the pre-primary subsector.

See the other modules in this course:

• Module 1: The rationale for investing in pre-primary
• Module 3: Mainstreaming pre-primary into an education sector analysis
• Module 4: Policies, programs, costing and financing for pre-primary
• Module 5: Implementation arrangements, monitoring and evaluation for pre-primary subsector