Built to Last: Sustainability of Early Childhood Education Services in Rural Indonesia

Nozomi Nakajima, Amer Hasan, Haeil Jung, Angela Kinnell, Amelia Maika, Menno Pradhan

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Abstract

This paper studies the sustainability of preschools established under a large-scale project in rural Indonesia. We returned to project villages three years after the project closed to understand why some preschools were able to sustain operations while others closed. We present four key findings. First, 92 per cent of preschools from the project remained open three years after project funding ended. Second, preschools planned for sustainability by taking into account six factors: preschool quality, finance, supplementary services, market condition, household wealth, and parental involvement. Third, each of these factors predicts sustainability after project closure. Finally, interviews with former teachers show that the few preschools that closed were those that struggled to find both the financial and human resources needed to continue operating. We discuss actionable lessons for the design and sustainability of future early childhood education projects.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1593-1612
Number of pages20
JournalJournal of Development Studies
Volume57
Issue number10
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2021

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Development

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