Nigeria, Oct. 28 -- Community-based early childhood education centres are emerging as a potential solution to Nigeria's out-of-school children crisis, particularly in rural communities where insecurity and transportation costs prevent young children from accessing formal education.

The approach, pioneered by the development Research and Projects Centre (dRPC) in Kano and Jigawa states, involves establishing small, community-run centres where children can learn through play, close to their homes.

The initiative comes as Nigeria struggles to expand access to early childhood education, with the 2026 Global Education Monitoring (GEM) Report by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) indicating that the ...