The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Honduras Early Childhood Education Improvement Project (P169161) Honduras Early Childhood Education Improvement Project (P169161) LATIN AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN | Honduras | Education Global Practice | IBRD/IDA | Investment Project Financing | FY 2020 | Seq No: 8 | ARCHIVED on 26-Feb-2024 | ISR59169 | Implementing Agencies: Ministry of Education (Secretaría de Educación - SE), Ministry of Finance (Secretaría de Finanzas, SEFIN) Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date: 19-Mar-2020 Effectiveness Date: 11-Nov-2020 Planned Mid Term Review Date: -- Actual Mid-Term Review Date: 13-Nov-2023 Original Closing Date: 31-Jul-2025 Revised Closing Date: 31-Jul-2025 pdoTable Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The objectives of the Project are to improve (a) SE’s institutional capacity for preschool management; (b) teaching practices of preschool teachers and Educators; and (c) physical learning environments in preschools serving children in Targeted Areas. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No Components Table Name Component 1: Strengthening SE’s Institutional Capacity for Preschool Management:(Cost $5.75 M) Component 2: Updating Curricular Design for all Preschool Service Modalities and Improving Teaching Practices in CEPB and CCEPREB:(Cost $17.15 M) Component 3: Improving Physical Learning Environments in Selected Preschools Serving Children in Targeted Areas:(Cost $14.30 M) Component 4: Project Management and Evaluation:(Cost $2.30 M) Component 5: Contingency Emergency Response Component Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating Substantial Substantial Implementation Status and Key Decisions The Ministry of Education (MoE) has made progress in project implementation, thanks the Minister of Education’s support and the formally established PIU. In recent months the Ministry for the Development and Monitoring of Projects and Agreements (SEDESPA for its Spanish acronym) has followed up and supported the MoE in administrative procedures. As the date of this report, key processes are underway, such as: (i) acquisition and nationwide distribution of second and third grade workbooks for preschool education; (ii) acquisition and distribution of tablets for preschool education teachers; (iii) Diploma in Strategic Planning and Public 2/26/2024 Page 1 of 11 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Honduras Early Childhood Education Improvement Project (P169161) Administration for UPEG staff at the central and decentralized levels; (iv) new strategy for community participation and training of the "Preschool education Community Networks"; (v) infrastructure works (Phase I) in 52 preschool education centers in the departments of Copán, El Paraíso, Lempira and Olancho; and (vi) infrastructure supervision strategy for Phase I. During the MTR mission (November 2023), the MoE,PIU and Task team agreed to establish new implementation strategies for project activities to ensure timely achievement of ODP 1 and 2. Risks Systematic Operations Risk-rating Tool Risk Category Rating at Approval Previous Rating Current Rating Political and Governance Substantial Substantial Substantial Macroeconomic Substantial Substantial Substantial Sector Strategies and Policies Substantial Substantial Substantial Technical Design of Project or Program Substantial Substantial Substantial Institutional Capacity for Implementation and Substantial Substantial Substantial Sustainability Fiduciary High Substantial Substantial Environment and Social Moderate Moderate Moderate Stakeholders Moderate Moderate Moderate Other Moderate Substantial Substantial Overall Substantial Substantial Substantial Results PDO Indicators by Objectives / Outcomes Improve SE's Institutional Capacity for Preschool Management IN01378125 ►1. Preschool Education Management Model (PEM) implemented at school-level (Depth indicator) (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 55.00 Date 09-Jul-2019 11-Jul-2023 07-Feb-2024 31-Jul-2025 The contracting process for the firm that will design the Preschool Education Management Model (PEM) is underway, the consultancy is expected to start in February 2024. The PIU and Bank's Task Team have Comments: considered reducing the period of work of the firm that will design and validate the PEM, reformulating the piloting strategy and revising the number of dimensions considered in the PEM. Thus, it is expected to 2/26/2024 Page 2 of 11 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Honduras Early Childhood Education Improvement Project (P169161) have the PEM design in July 2024 and to start the PEM piloting in the third quarter of CY24. The PEM implementation will take place at the end of CY2024. Improved Teaching Practices of Participating Preschool Teachers and Educators Nationwide IN01378123 ►2. Participating preschool teachers and Educators with satisfactory teaching practices (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 55.00 Date 09-Jul-2019 11-Jul-2023 07-Feb-2024 31-Jul-2025 The contracting of the consulting firm to carry out the design of the Diploma on Pedagogical Capacities for ECE Teachers and Educators is underway. It is expected to have the Diploma design in the third quarter of CY24 and the first group of teachers and educators attending the trainig session in the last quarter of Comments: CY24. To improve the implementation of the Diploma, the MoE and WB technical teams are reviewing the implementation strategy of the training plan, considering the services of a third party, always led by the DGDP in the training and support processes. Improved Physical Learning Environments in Preschools Serving Children in Targeted Areas IN01378124 ►3. Classrooms of preschool education centers in Targeted Areas with physical environments that meet quality conditions to promote learning (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 224.00 Date 09-Jul-2019 11-Jul-2023 07-Feb-2024 31-Jul-2025 The MoE started with the execution of the works, 52 preschool education centers (64 classrooms) corresponding to Phase I in the departments of Copán, El Paraíso, Lempira, and Olancho, it is expected that Phase I will be completed in the first quarter of CY24. The MOE will start the preparation of the RFB document for Phase II in the first quarter of CY24, this phase will include preschool education centers in Comments: the departments of Yoro and Olancho. Phases I and II of works execution will consume the resources of component 3 of the project, therefore, during the MTR mission the need to revise the targets of this indicator has been discussed with MoE. This indicator will be reviewed and adjusted in the Project restructuring that will take place in the second quarter CY24. Intermediate Results Indicators by Components Component 1: Strengthening SE’s Institutional Capacity for Preschool Management IN01378188 ►IRI 1: PEM approved and implemented at school level (Breadth indicator) (Text, Custom, PBC) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Comprehensive Preschool Education Value No PEM No PEM No PEM Management Model designed (C-PEM). The C-PEM articulates 2/26/2024 Page 3 of 11 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Honduras Early Childhood Education Improvement Project (P169161) SE’s PEM, which is internal to the preschool education sub-sector, with other education levels (initial and basic education), other sectors (health, nutrition, social inclusion, etc.) and other more external actors. Date 19-Sep-2019 11-Jul-2023 07-Feb-2024 31-Jul-2025 The contracting of the consulting firm to carry out the Preschool Education Quality Model (PEM) design is underway. The MoE is in the process of revising the dimensions of the PEM. By the end of February 2024 Comments: will completed the characterization of the supply of early education services (age 0-3 years) in the country, as technical assistance. IN01378192 ►IRI 2: Strengthened COMDEs and Activities carried out in Targeted Departments (Text, Custom, PBC) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Preschool education All of the COMDEs in Community Networks” the 6 most from the Department disadvantaged Value No accredited COMDEs No accredited COMDEs of Olancho have been departments trained in trained in the the Strengthening Strengthening Program Program. Date 01-Apr-2020 11-Jul-2023 07-Feb-2024 31-Jul-2025 In September 2023, the MoE presented to the World Bank an accelerate strategy to replace the COMDEs for the “Preschool education Community Networks”. This participatory instance is more dynamic, flexible and aims strengthen the community participation by joining forces with key actors to create strategic alliances to improve preschool educational indicators in the 110 municipalities of the project 6 target Comments: departments (Olancho, Yoro, Copán, El Paraíso, Gracias a Dios, and Lempira). Currently, 23 “Preschool education Community Networks” from the Department of Olancho have been trained, and by the second quarter of CY24, the total amount of the preschool Community Networks (110 municipalities) will have been trained in the Strengthening Program. IN01378196 ►IRI 3: Strengthened human resource capacity for preschool education management at the central and departmental levels (Text, Custom, PBC) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target The MoE authorities Completed five of six Design and official Functional Review completed the review activities for the approval by SE of a including assessment of of contracting reorganization of the sustainable and long- organizational structure agreements, budgets, Value functions of the term human resources and capacity of the and other Preschool Sub strategy for public human resources for administrative directorate (17,6% of the preschool teachers preschool management. procedures that fulfill DLR achieved) and Educators this indicator Date 09-Jul-2020 11-Jul-2023 07-Feb-2024 31-Jul-2025 Comments: The pending activity of the Preschool Sub directorate reorganization (DLR 3.1), the “Functions, Standards and Procedures Manual of the Preschool Education Sub directorate” is under revision and will be submitted at the end of February 2024. The MoE authorities completed the review of contracting 2/26/2024 Page 4 of 11 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Honduras Early Childhood Education Improvement Project (P169161) agreements, budgets, and other administrative procedures that fulfill this indicator. Therefore, the MoE estimates for the second quarter CY24 the permanent relocation of personnel who are currently performing functions in other MoE offices for the following positions: 7 technicians for the Preschool Education Sub directorate (SDGEPB for its Spanish acronym), one technician for the General Directorate of Professional Development (DGDP for its Spanish acronym) at the central level, and 18 Departmental Coordinators of Preschool Education. The hiring of the 8 preschool education technicians (two per center) for the strengthening of the Regional Teacher Training Centers (CRFP for its Spanish acronym) is conditioned to the changes proposed at the Ministerial level, which will affect the continuity and operation of the four CRFP. Based on this changes, Intermediate Result Indicator (IRI) 3 targets would be revised. IN01378199 ►IRI 4: Reformulation of SIPLAE and SACE (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No No No Yes Date 31-Jul-2020 11-Jul-2023 07-Feb-2024 31-Jul-2025 As mentioned in previous ISR, Intermediate Result Indicator (IRI) 4 would be replaced by one related to capacity building of central and decentralized UPEG staff. The Strategic Planning and Public Administration Diploma directed for the MoE central and decentralized UPEG, for capacity building is Comments: already underway and will inform the proposed new indicator. As agreed with the MoE in the MTR mission, this indicator will be reviewed and adjusted in the Project restructuring that will take place in the second quarter CY24. Component 2: Updating the Curricular Design & Improving Teaching Practices in Preschool Modalities IN01378186 ►IRI 5: Design and improvement of the curriculum, curricular tools, and learning materials (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No No No Yes Date 31-Jul-2020 11-Jul-2023 07-Feb-2024 31-Jul-2025 The contracting of the consulting firm to carry out the development and review of ECE curricular design and curricular tools is underway. It is estimated to start consulting in the first quarter of CY24 and to have Comments: revised curriculum and new curriculum tools in the third quater of CY24. IN01378190 ►IRI 6: Centers with the adequate amount of curricular tools (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 65.00 Date 31-Jul-2020 11-Jul-2023 07-Feb-2024 31-Jul-2025 In support of the MoE, in the last quarter CY23 196,000 workbooks were printed for second and third grade preschool education and distributed to the 18 Departmental Education Directorates. The printed workbooks respond to the current ECE curriculum design. By February 2024 (start of the academic year) Comments: all workbooks will be distributed to CEPB and CCEPREB classrooms, which represents 100% of children in the second and third grade of preschool education with workbooks in their classrooms. This indicator will be updated in the next ISR once distribution has finalized. IN01378194 2/26/2024 Page 5 of 11 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Honduras Early Childhood Education Improvement Project (P169161) ►IRI 7: Centers with adequate learning materials (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 80.00 Date 31-Jul-2020 11-Jul-2023 07-Feb-2024 31-Jul-2025 The MoE, with support and guidance from a WB specialist in educational materials has defined the educational materials for learning spaces for children between 3 and 6 years of age in CEPB and CCEPREB. The technical specifications are completed and the RFB process is expected to be published Comments: in the first quarter of CY24. By the third quarter CY24 is expected to distribute all educational materials. This indicator will be updated once the activity is completed. IN01378198 ►IRI 8: Certified preschool teachers and Educators with improvements in their customized professional development plan, and Educators receiving bonus payments for certification (Text, Custom, PBC) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 470 teachers & Educators certified (3rd cohort); 50% of certified teachers and Educators (3rd cohort) No certified teachers or No certified teachers or No certified teachers Value with accredited Educators Educators or Educators improvements in their customized professional development plan Date 31-Jul-2020 11-Jul-2023 07-Feb-2024 31-Jul-2025 The contracting of the consulting firm to carry out the design of the Diploma on Pedagogical Capacities for Comments: ECE Teachers and Educators is underway. IN01378201 ►IRI 9: Preschool teachers and Educators that receive in-service training focused on pedagogical practices (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 50.00 Date 31-Jul-2020 11-Jul-2023 07-Feb-2024 31-Jul-2025 The MoE and WB technical teams are working on a new strategy for the implementation of the training plan to ensure the training of teachers and educators in pedagogical practices. The MoE has also Comments: proposed a complementary preschool teachers and educators training plan with a target of more than 2,300 teachers and educators by 2024. Component 3:Improving Physical Learning Environments in Preschools Serving Children in TargetedAreas IN01378187 ►IRI 10: Pre-investment education infrastructure studies for preschool developed (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 140.00 253.00 300.00 2/26/2024 Page 6 of 11 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Honduras Early Childhood Education Improvement Project (P169161) Date 31-Jul-2020 11-Jul-2023 07-Feb-2024 31-Jul-2025 The pre-investment studies for 253 preschool education centers (300 preschool classrooms) are completed. The 253 pre-investments studies carried out in the 6 most disadvantaged departments of Honduras (Copán, El Paraiso, Gracias a Dios, Lempira, Olancho y Yoro) represent the end target for this Comments: indicator. Therefore, the end target should be reviewed and adjusted in the Project restructuring that will take place in the second quarter CY24, as agreed with the MoE in the MTR mission. IN01378191 ►IRI 11: Number of training workshops held on school maintenance in beneficiary schools. (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 224.00 Date 31-Jul-2020 11-Jul-2023 07-Feb-2024 31-Jul-2025 By May 2024, the training workshops held on school maintenance will be able to take place in 52 Comments: preschool centers (64 classrooms). IN01378195 ►IRI 12: Centers in targeted municipalities selected based on the targeting criteria (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 253.00 253.00 300.00 Date 31-Jul-2020 11-Jul-2023 07-Feb-2024 31-Jul-2025 253 preschool education centers (approximately 300 preschool classrooms) have been selected in 45 municipalities disadvantaged departments of Honduras (Copán, El Paraiso, Gracias a Dios, Lempira, Olancho y Yoro) to carry out actual value represent the end target for this indicator. Therefore, the end target for this indicator should be reviewed Comments: restructuring that will take place in the second quarter CY24, as agreed with the MoE in the MTR mission. Corporate and Strategic Indicators IN01378189 ►IRI 13. Citizen Engagement Indicator: PEM - Teacher satisfaction survey – feedback received informs the future implementation of the PEM (Yes/No, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value No No No Yes Date 31-Jul-2020 11-Jul-2023 07-Feb-2024 31-Jul-2025 The contracting process for the firm that will design the Preschool Education Management Model (PEM) is underway. The MoE has evaluated the technical and financial proposals and is expected to start the consultancy at the end of February 2024. The PIU and Bank's Task Team have considered reducing the period of work of the firm that will design and validate the PEM, reformulating the piloting strategy and Comments: revising the number of dimensions considered in the PEM. Thus, it is expected to have the PEM design in July 2024 and to start the PEM piloting in the third quarter of CY24. The PEM implementation will take place at the end of CY2024. Therefore, the teacher satisfaction survey will be applied after PEM implementation in the last quarter of CY24. Therefore, this indicator will be updated at that time IN01378193 2/26/2024 Page 7 of 11 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Honduras Early Childhood Education Improvement Project (P169161) ►IRI 14. Number of teachers and Educators trained on unit on gender-appropriate pedagogy within the In-service Teacher and Educator Training Program (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 1,830.00 Date 31-Jul-2020 11-Jul-2023 07-Feb-2024 31-Jul-2025 The contracting of the consulting firm to carry out the design of the Diploma on Pedagogical Capacities for Comments: ECE Teachers and Educators is underway. The Diploma design will include the unit on gender pedagogy. IN01378197 ►IRI 15. Number of teachers and Educators trained on unit on adaptation measures for climate change within the In-service Teacher and Educator Training Program (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 1,830.00 Date 31-Jul-2020 11-Jul-2023 07-Feb-2024 31-Jul-2025 The contracting of the consulting firm to carry out the design of the Diploma on Pedagogical Capacities for ECE Teachers and Educators is underway. The Diploma design will include the unit on adaptation Comments: measures for climate change. IN01378200 ►IRI 16. Number of teachers and Educators trained on unit on prevention measures for school crime and violence within the In-service Teacher and Educator Training Program (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 1,830.00 Date 31-Jul-2020 11-Jul-2023 07-Feb-2024 31-Jul-2025 The contracting of the consulting firm to carry out the design of the Diploma on Pedagogical Capacities for ECE Teachers and Educators is underway. The Diploma design will include the unit on prevention Comments: measures for school crime and violence. IN01378202 ►Teachers recruited or trained (Number, Corporate) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 1,700.00 Date 31-Jul-2020 11-Jul-2023 07-Feb-2024 31-Jul-2025 IN01378203 Teachers recruited or trained - Female (RMS requirement) (Number, Corporate Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 1,645.00 IN01378204 Number of teachers trained (Number, Corporate Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 1,700.00 2/26/2024 Page 8 of 11 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Honduras Early Childhood Education Improvement Project (P169161) Date 31-Jul-2020 11-Jul-2023 07-Feb-2024 31-Jul-2025 IN01378205 ►Students benefiting from direct interventions to enhance learning (Number, Corporate) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 178,400.00 Date 07-Apr-2021 11-Jul-2023 07-Feb-2024 31-Jul-2025 IN01378206 Students benefiting from direct interventions to enhance learning - Female (Number, Corporate Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 89,200.00 Performance-Based Conditions IN01378207 ►PBC 1 IRI 1: PEM approved and implemented at school level (Breadth indicator) (Text, Outcome, 1,385,000.00, 0.00%) Y4: 48 months after Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) effectiveness Value No PEM No PEM No PEM -- Date -- 11-Jul-2023 07-Feb-2024 -- IN01378208 ►PBC 2 IRI 2: Strengthened COMDEs and Activities carried out in Targeted Departments (Text, Intermediate Outcome, 580,000.00, 0.00%) Y4: 48 months after Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) effectiveness Value No accredited COMDEs No accredited COMDEs No accredited COMDEs -- Date -- 11-Jul-2023 07-Feb-2024 -- IN01378209 ►PBC 3 IRI 3: Strengthened human resource capacity for preschool education management at the central and departmental levels (Text, Process, 1,700,000.00, 0.00%) Y4: 48 months after Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) effectiveness 2/26/2024 Page 9 of 11 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Honduras Early Childhood Education Improvement Project (P169161) Functional Review Completed five of six Completed five of six including assessment of activities for the activities for the organizational structure and reorganization of the reorganization of the Value -- capacity of the human functions of the functions of the Preschool resources for preschool Preschool Sub Sub directorate (17,6% of management. directorate the DLR achieved) Date -- 11-Jul-2023 07-Feb-2024 -- IN01378210 ►PBC 4 IRI 8: Certified preschool teachers and Educators with improvements in their customized professional development plan, and Educators receiving bonus payments for certification (Text, Intermediate Outcome, 2,300,000.00, 0.00%) Y4: 48 months after Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) effectiveness No certified teachers or No certified teachers or No certified teachers or Value -- Educators Educators Educators Date -- 11-Jul-2023 07-Feb-2024 -- Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed P169161 IDA-65600 Effective USD 30.00 30.00 0.00 5.53 24.47 18% P169161 TF-B2218 Effective USD 9.50 9.50 0.00 0.38 9.12 4% Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P169161 IDA-65600 Effective 19-Mar-2020 16-Jun-2020 11-Nov-2020 31-Jul-2025 31-Jul-2025 P169161 TF-B2218 Effective 19-Mar-2020 16-Jun-2020 11-Nov-2020 31-Jul-2025 31-Jul-2025 Cumulative Disbursements 2/26/2024 Page 10 of 11 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Honduras Early Childhood Education Improvement Project (P169161) Restructuring History There has been no restructuring to date. Related Project(s) There are no related projects. 2/26/2024 Page 11 of 11