Kidogo Early Years

Kidogos objective is to improve access to high-quality, affordable Early Childhood Care & Education in East Africas low-income communities and ensure young children are getting the best start to life during their most formative years (ages 0-5) while inspiring systems change to strengthen the early childhood education ecosystem at both a national and global scale.Kidogos focus on play-based early childhood education has shifted the conversation: parents and early childhood workers now believe children begin learning at birth, not when they enter formal schooling. We work closely with the government of Kenya on creating progressive early childhood education policies, support global partners on replicating our social franchising model, and contribute to global strategies such as the World Banks white paper on early childhood education and the IFCs employer-supported early childhood education task force.