This indicator examines the existence of legislative or policy provisions guaranteeing children living with mothers in prisons to have access to equal education including ECCE/pre-primary education.
Human Rights Standards:
Convention on the Rights of the Child, Articles 2, 6.2, 24, 27, 28, General Comment No. 7 (para. 24 and Section IV).
Levels and Types of Education:
Marginalised Groups:
Types of Indicator:
Levels of disaggregation:
Urban/Rural, Region, Public/Private.
The Committee on the Rights of the Child (General Comment No. 7, para. 24), seeks States to ensure that all young children, especially the most vulnerable are guaranteed access to ECCE. It emphasises that particular attention should be given to those at risk of discrimination including children living with mothers in prison.
Note that laws / legislative provisions will be more protective than policies. For more information see our webpage ‘What information to look at’ and chapter 6 of the RTE / UNESCO Right to Education handbook.