Early childhood development - knowledge, attitudes and practices survey
The public opinion poll in Montenegro within the initiative “The EU and UNICEF for Early Childhood Development in Montenegro”
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- Crnogorski
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Highlights
In partnership with the Government of Montenegro and with the support of the European Union, UNICEF Montenegro is implementing the Action “The EU and UNICEF for Early Childhood Development in Montenegro” from 2020 to 2023.
The overall objective of the initiative is to improve the health and development of young children aged 0 to 6, including children with developmental disabilities, in order for them to reach their full human potential.
The specific objective of the initiative is for young children and their parents/caregivers to benefit from quality, equitable and mutually reinforcing systems of health, education, social and child protection in Montenegro by the end of the implementation period.
During the first two years of implementing the initiative, numerous activities have been carried out with the expected outcome of raising awareness about the importance of early childhood development at the national level.
Various channels and platforms have been used to achieve this goal, including public events, trainings, mass media, and social networks. Notably, a free mobile parenting app called “Bebbo” has been developed for parents of children aged 0 to 6.
Within the project, two quantitative surveys were conducted, one in 2021 and another in 2023, on a nationally representative sample of primary caregivers of children under the age of 6. The main objective of these surveys was to examine the knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) related to early childhood development, as well as to monitor changes in these aspects during the implementation of the initiative (changes in caregivers’ awareness and knowledge of the importance of early childhood development, as well as parenting practices).
