Established in 2006, TATA Africa Services (Nigeria) Limited operates as the nodal point for Tata businesses in West Africa. TATA Africa Services (Nigeria) Limited has a strong presence in Nigeria with investments exceeding USD 10 million. The company was established in Lagos, Nigeria as a subsidiary of TATA Africa Holdings (SA) (Pty) Limited, South Africa and serves as the hub of Tata’s operations in Nigeria and the rest of West Africa.

What About Us

https://science.sciencemag.org/content/sci/5/110/206.full.pdf

The american psychological association.

https://www.thelancet.com/pdfs/journals/lancet/PIIS0140-6736(16)31389-7.pdf

Early childhood development coming of age: science through the life course

The Lancet Commission on global mental health and sustainable development.

https://www.thelancet.com/pdfs/journals/lancet/PIIS0140-6736(11)60555-2.pdf

Inequality in early childhood: risk and protective factors for early child development

Early education policy in China: Reducing regional and socioeconomic disparities in preschool attendance

Reform of local government has been a central part of the Blair governments’ ‘modernisation’ agenda. This article examines four specific aspects of the modernisation of local government: the implications of constitutional change for councillor roles; the direct election of mayors; new arrangements for the scrutiny of executive action; and the dilemmas and challenges facing local government officers. It argues that the Blair reforms have brought about significant changes to the organisation and operation of local authorities, but whether the reforms have achieved the government’s objectives remains open to question.

Modernising local government

Gender disparities in child development in the east Asia-Pacific region: a cross-sectional, population-based, multicountry observational study

This longitudinal study examined the relationship between pedagogical continuity in literacy education and early literacy development by comparing Chinese children in Hong Kong and Shenzhen. Stratified random sampling was used to select 24 preschool and Primary 1 classes in four communities catering to middle‐class families in each city. The 24 teachers were interviewed about their teaching methods and views on pedagogical continuity in individual sessions. Further, their teaching activities were videotaped over a period of a week. Their students (n = 758) completed a Chinese literacy attainment test at the beginning and at the end of the same academic year. Analyses indicated that Hong Kong students outperformed their Shenzhen counterparts in Chinese literacy attainment, at both preschool and primary levels, concurrently and longitudinally. This suggests that the holistic approach followed in Hong Kong might have a more positive impact on children's literacy development than the approach followed in Shen...

Bridging the Gap: A Longitudinal Study of the Relationship between Pedagogical Continuity and Early Chinese Literacy Acquisition.

Although Hong Kong has over 1100 kindergartens and child care centres, and over 95% of its preschool-aged population attend preschools, education for these young children has received comparatively lower priority than primary, secondary or tertiary education. Over the past few decades, however, the Hong Kong Government has taken many positive steps to ensure that early childhood programmes provide a minimum acceptable quality of care and education. This paper presents an overview of preschool education in Hong Kong. It considers the history of preschool education, early childhood curriculum, training of early childhood professionals and ways in which standards of services are monitored. Trends in preschool education are articulated and current problems in Early Childhood Education are discussed. These include the exclusion from the main education system, inadequate subsidies to preschools, slow progress in teacher training, high adult-child ratios, the lack of attention to the transition from preschool to primary school, and the lack of policy-relevant empirical research. It is clear that the time has now come to move beyond ensuring minimum quality and directing resources towards high quality programmes of early childhood education and care.

Nirmala Rao

Papers

Early education policy in China: Reducing regional and socioeconomic disparities in preschool attendance

Modernising local government

Gender disparities in child development in the east Asia-Pacific region: a cross-sectional, population-based, multicountry observational study

Bridging the Gap: A Longitudinal Study of the Relationship between Pedagogical Continuity and Early Chinese Literacy Acquisition.

Enhancing preschool education in Hong Kong