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Early Childhood Development Center

Helping Kids Shine

Currently, our Early Childhood Center is  closed after damage from the latest monsoon season causing unsafe conditions. Date to reopen- Pending.

Our largest generational project is our Sapana Nepal Early Childhood Center which is located in the rural village of Pumdi, Nepal. Our center provides a safe and caring educational environment for children ages 18 months to five years old. The ECE center provides a joyous environment for our students where their natural inquiry and developmental needs are met.

Learn, how we progressed

Before

Our ECE building and space was gifted to SNP by the local Nepalese government back in 2008. The land and small building was not being used and so SNP was offered the space to launch our first project, our Early Childhood Education center!

Early Childhood Development Center

After

After months of Rajesh’s hard work, the old building was transformed into our ECE center. Children come to learn and grow in a safe, nurturing and educational environment. Our wonderful teacher Laxmi provides our students the guidance they need to reach their fullest potential.

“By providing a safe environment where children can learn and be nurtured in their development, we believe that we may have a long term positive impact on the lives of many children and villagers in Nepal” Founder – Nicole Zito

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UNESCO on ECD centers

Currently today, less than 15% of children in Nepal are exposed to Early Childhood Development Centers, especially for girls and those children that come from lower caste and disadvantaged communities. The goal of ECD centers is to increase children’s participation, retention and achievement in basics and primary education. Recent studies have found that children with ECD backgrounds perform better in school, especially those children from disadvantaged communities. The impact of ECD has shown that the success of those children with ECD experience in Grade one was 83% compared with only 42% for those without ECD experience. ECD provides a group setting for parents, particularly mothers, for sharing experiences and open ways for social transformation. (UNESCO International Bureau of Education 2006)

Sapana Nepal - EDC - kids with puppets

UNESCO on EDC centers

Did you know …

… currently today, less than 15% of children in Nepal are exposed to Early Childhood Development Centers, especially for girls and those children that come from lower caste and disadvantaged communities. The goal of ECD centers is to increase children’s participation, retention and achievement in basics and primary education. Recent studies have found that children with ECD background perform better in school, especially those children from disadvantaged communities. The impact of ECD has shown that the success of those children with ECD experience in Grade one was 83% compared with only 42% for those without ECD experience. ECD provides a group setting for parents, particularly mothers, for sharing experiences and open ways for social transformation. UNESCO International bureau of education 2006.