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Table 1 Details on full dataset of documents produced from regional forum/analyzed (documents available for download at http://www.unescobkk.org/education/ecce/what-we-do/policy-research-advocacy/)

From: Moving forward with early childhood care and education (ECCE) post-2015 in the Asia Pacific Region: an analysis of global and national policy goals

Dataset One: external/international sources (in the form of review papers; concept notes and powerpoint presentations)

Administrative notes (N = 2)

White paper (N = 1)

Host organisations remarks/closing speeches/concept notes and final reports (N = 8)

Expert keynote speeches (N = 5):

Keynote address 1: ‘Securing the Social Benefits from ECCE

Keynote address 2: Regional perspective ‘State of ECCE Asia and the Pacific: Challenges and Prospects

Thematic keynote speeches

 Theme 1: Invest in ECCE as a cost-effective approach for human and economic development

  Keynote address: ‘Financing ECCE to build the wealth of the nation

 Theme 2: Expand quality ECCE with equity

  Keynote address: ‘Advancing Equity in Early Childhood Development: The Critical Importance of High Quality Services and Effective Systems

 Theme 3: Ensure successful transition to school

  Keynote address: ‘Successful transition to school

Dataset Two: National sources (country reports in the form of powerpoint presentations)

 Bangladesh: Ensure successful transition to school in Bangladesh

 Bhutan: Expand quality ECCD with equity: competences of ECCD teachers and caregivers

 Hong Kong SAR: Invest In ECCE as a cost-effective approach for human and economic development

 India: Early childhood care and education indian context

 Japan: Reforms of ECCE in Japan—Integration of Care and Education for all young children

 Kyrgyz: Preschool education in the Kyrgyz Republic

 Mongolia: Increasing ECE enrolment rates through expanding investments to alternative training programmes

 Nepal: Investment In ECCE: a cost-effective approach for human and economic development

 New Zealand: Competencies of ECE teachers

 The Philippines: Expand quality ECCE with equity: integration of care and education

 Sri Lanka: Early Childhood Care And Education: are children ready learn? Are schools ready for children?

 Thailand: Setting standards and monitoring development and learning outcomes

 Uzbekistan: Asia-Pacific regional policy forum on early childhood care and education

 Vanuatu: Progress of early childhood care and education programs in Vanuatu

 Viet Nam: Early childhood education school readiness