![Theirworld's President Justin van Fleet and Chair Sarah Brown meet Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during the third Summit of First Ladies and Gentlemen hosted in Kyiv, Ukraine on 6th September 2023](/media/rmgg1b5w/img_0009.jpg?width=1002&height=668&bgcolor=White&v=1da9cae1581ed90)
Ukraine has pledged to place early childhood education at the top of its agenda for education reforms to ensure children in the country, including those returning from abroad, can benefit from a safe, quality early education.
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The partnership between Theirworld and the Ukranian government was announced at an event to launch the global charity’s Act for Early Years campaign at the United Nations General Assembly in New York. The campaign calls for world leaders to invest in early years childcare and pre-primary education.
At the event, Yevhen Kudrivets, Ukraine’s first deputy minister for education and science, said, ‘Ukraine is committed to be an Act for the Early Years champion — even during a crisis. We are committed to reforming our system and increasing the coverage for three to five-year-old children across the country.’
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