Key Education

FUTURE-READY LEARNING
SYSTEMS CHANGE
CAPACITY BUILDING

Key Education

FUTURE-READY LEARNING
SYSTEMS CHANGE
CAPACITY BUILDING

Overview

Key Education works to build the capacity of government systems to deliver and sustain impact at scale. They implement a quality Early Childhood Education (ECE) program that is contextual and impactful, directly working in select schools to improve learning outcomes.

Program focus

Their program focuses on:

Enrichment of Classrooms with play-based curriculum and teaching/learning materials.
Equipping Teachers through training and coaching.
Empowering Parents with the knowledge and resources to support early learning experiences.
The “3-I Model for Systemic Impact”:
- Implement: Set up Centres of Excellence to demonstrate proof of concept.
- Innovate: Experiment, research, and create best practices for scale.
- Integrate: Partner with the government to ensure best practices are adopted at scale.

Engagement with Bansuri

Implementing their ECE program in 35 government schools in Kiphire, an aspirational district of Nagaland to enhance Pre-Primary Education quality by developing a new curriculum, hiring additional teachers, and strengthening teacher training in alignment with the National Education Policy (NEP).

Program Objectives and Goals:

Equipping 35 government schools with adequate teaching/learning materials.
Ensuring every school has at least one trained pre primary teacher.
80% of classrooms follow at least 4 out of 6 routine components of ECE.
Increasing regular play-based learning activities for children.
Conducting a baseline analysis to measure program impact.
Raising district-level awareness on the state of early childhood education.

The needs assessment identified key challenges:

7% of schools had limited classrooms, leading to combined age groups in one space.
75% of schools sent pre primary children home early, reducing learning hours.
Just 57% of schools regularly used the government-issued pre primary curriculum.
60% of classrooms lacked childfriendly furniture.
35% of schools reported having no teaching/learning materials, while others had insufficient or damaged resources.
57% of schools restricted children’s access to available materials.
9% of schools did not have a dedicated Early Childhood Care and Education teacher.
93% of teachers faced significant challenges in teaching pre primary students.
83% of teachers believed play based approaches were effective in teaching young children.

Outcomes

Bansuri provided strategic support beyond funding towards the ECE program:

Assisting Key Ed in drafting a Theory of Change to refine objectives and outcomes.
Redefining the Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) framework to track key impact areas.
Offering research expertise to develop a baseline assessment methodology.
Supporting improvements in teacher training and classroom observation methodologies.
Stronger Theory of Change – focus on teacher outcomes & child engagement in play.
Refined classroom observation checklist aligned with the updated TOC.
Structured baseline assessment methodology to track program impact.
Strengthened monitoring systems to track precise outcomes:
- Children achieve age-appropriate development outcomes.
- Children engage regularly in play-based learning with access to appropriate teaching/learning materials.
- Teachers are more equipped to deliver ECE in their classrooms.
- School leaders feel confident in supporting ECE improvements.
- District officials are more aware of ECE activities and can take timely actions.