130+ Years of Global Leadership

Founded in 1892, today Childhood Education International (CE International) is a leading global consulting service specializing in the learning and development of young children — often known as early childhood development.  

As our name suggests, we place children’s education at the center of everything we do. At the same time, we understand that in order for children to learn we must attend to their health and wellbeing as well. To ensure this we use a whole child model that embraces holistic supports that help children to thrive in their learning and their lives.  

We Serve the Most Vulnerable and the Youngest

We are especially committed to reaching the most vulnerable — children living in dangerous and compromised situations such as conflict zones, places of extreme poverty, or those who have been forcibly displaced — ensuring that no child is denied the transformative power of education. 

We know that young children are at significant risk of being vulnerable during crisis events. Our definition of young children and early childhood spans the ages of approximately prenatal and birth to ages 10 or 11 years. These age ranges are typically are aligned with infant care, pre-primary care, and primary school ages.  

We Partner with You

We work with governments, NGOs, school systems, education agencies, businesses, institutions, and other allies of children to guarantee quality assurance of early childhood care and education services, advance teacher professional learning, and build the capacity of educators and organizations in ways that reflect local realities and transform children’s lives for the better. 

We Strengthen Systems

We take a strengthening systems approach because we recognize that early childhood services are delivered through complex systems made up from various sectors including education, health, child protection, and child welfare that must be continually evaluated, improved, and integrated to achieve maximum effectiveness in communities. We understand that only effective and efficient systems can deliver quality early childhood services. In fact, our mission statement shows how much we value the strong early education, care, and wellbeing systems: We deliver solutions to strengthen the systems that support the education and wellbeing of all young children worldwide. 

We Invest in People 

Our consultants and technical experts reflect years of experience and technical expertise, global diversity, and global to local knowledge. We are committed to our consultants as we know that they can help you to ensure that young children get the best start in life and help you to bring about positive change for children in your village, town, community, or nation.  

We invest in people and carefully vet our consultants to ensure the best match for your project and the challenges you are trying to solve. We engage consultants and experts who understand that building relationships is crucial to ensuring the success of our consulting services. Our consultants work alongside our clients and partners — listening first, then co-creating solutions to address the most urgent challenges facing children’s learning, wellbeing, and development in their contexts. 

We Believe in Innovation and Collective Action

Whether strengthening quality assurance systems; building institutional capacity; advancing teacher professional learning; designing inclusive education approaches; or supporting early education in emergency contexts, our approach is always rooted in locally led development, co-creation, and collective action. Childhood Education International combines our 130+ year legacy with bold innovation, a global mindset with local sensibility, and strategic partnerships that deliver measurable impact. 

Together, with our partners and clients, we are advancing education and children’s wellbeing as the foundation of human development and a brighter, more equitable future for all children.