Three insights I gained from the website this week was:

Teaching preschool children about the environment – How important it is to encourage young children to learn and engage with energy and environment issues in a playful manner by discovering solar and wind power through play and hands on activities. Young children are curious by nature, eager to learn and sensitive to natural environment. Early childhood programs should introduce young children to sustainability issues in ways that are appropriate and relevant to their needs and age.

http://www.unesco.org/new/en/education/themes/strengthening-education-systems/early-childhood/single-view/news/teaching_pre_school_children_about_the_environment/

Better monitoring in sight for the well being of young children-  this article provided information on the Holistic Early Childhood Development Index and how it intends to overcome the existing fragmented perspective on early childhood by adopting a vision of monitoring children from the prenatal period to age eight measuring the following elements: Legal protection of children, social problems and welfare, cognitive and social emotional development, access to quality and care education and health and nutrition.

http://www.unesco.org/new/en/education/themes/strengthening-education-systems/early-childhood/single-view/news/better_monitoring_in_sight_for_the_well_being_of_young_children/

Every child has the right  to education-This article provided information about how children who have access to school often suffer from poor quality education and leave school without having acquired basic skills. Several points were bought up in this convention stating that states have legal obligations to ensure the right to education.

http://www.unesco.org/new/en/education/themes/strengthening-education-systems/early-childhood/single-view/news/every_child_has_the_right_to_education/