This is Module 1 of the massive online open course on mainstreaming early childhood education into education sector planning.

It is an introduction to the terminology and benefits related to pre-primary provision and education as well as the rationale for integrating pre-primary into education sector plans.

See the other modules in this course:

• Module 2: Overview of planning for 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