The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Growing Up and Learning Together: Comprehensive Early Childhood Development in El Salvador (P171316) Growing Up and Learning Together: Comprehensive Early Childhood Development in El Salvador (P171316) LATIN AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN | El Salvador | Education Global Practice | IBRD/IDA | Investment Project Financing | FY 2020 | Seq No: 5 | ARCHIVED on 22-Jun-2022 | ISR49582 | Implementing Agencies: Ministry of Education, Republic of El Salvador Key Dates Key Project Dates Bank Approval Date: 19-Mar-2020 Effectiveness Date: 05-Nov-2021 Planned Mid Term Review Date: 28-Apr-2023 Actual Mid-Term Review Date: Original Closing Date: 30-Jun-2026 Revised Closing Date: 30-Jun-2026 pdoTable Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The Project Development Objectives are to: (i) improve Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) teaching practices nationwide; (ii) upgrade physical learning environments of selected ECCE centers; and (iii) strengthen institutional capacity for education sector management. Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project Objective? No Components Table Name Ensuring ECCE Structural Quality Standards and Curriculum Nationwide:(Cost $47.91 M) Strengthening Professional Development of Teachers and Principals at ECCE Official Centers:(Cost $32.62 M) Upgrading ECCE Physical Learning Environments:(Cost $153.93 M) Institutional Strengthening for the Management of the Education Sector:(Cost $15.54 M) Contingency Emergency Response Overall Ratings Name Previous Rating Current Rating Progress towards achievement of PDO Satisfactory Satisfactory Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Moderately Satisfactory Moderately Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating Substantial Substantial Implementation Status and Key Decisions TThe Project became effective on November 5, 2021, after the Borrower, through the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MINEDUCYT), complied with the three effectiveness conditions listed in Article IV. 4.01 of the amended Legal Agreement approved on September 20, 2021, to help address the challenges that the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak brought to the country’s education system sector and to prepare for the recovering phase and school’s reopening. The Project has started its execution focusing on the preparation activities needed for subsequent implementation activities, such as the strengthening of the Project Implementation Unit and of key Departments in MINEDUCYT which will be mostly in charge of the implementation of key Project activities, through the hiring of specialists for each Project Component and for the financial, procurement, and environmental and social framework management. 6/22/2022 Page 1 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Growing Up and Learning Together: Comprehensive Early Childhood Development in El Salvador (P171316) 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 Substantial Substantial Substantial Environment and Social Substantial Substantial Substantial Stakeholders Substantial Substantial Substantial Other Substantial Substantial Substantial Overall Substantial Substantial Substantial Results PDO Indicators by Objectives / Outcomes Improve Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) teaching practices nationwide. IN01080004 ►PDO 1: ECCE teachers with improved teaching practices (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target The target will be set The baseline will be Value 0.00 0.00 when the baseline is collected in Year 2. collected. Date 31-Jan-2020 30-Nov-2021 27-May-2022 30-Jun-2026 Measures the number of ECCE teachers working in ECCE official centers that reflect a positive change in Comments: their teaching practices from a given level to a higher one. ECCE teachers that will be evaluated conform a representative sample of the first cohort of teachers to receive the new teacher training plan. IN01080012 PDO 1.1. ECCE teachers improve their gender-equality attittudes and behaviors (Text, Custom Breakdown) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 6/22/2022 Page 2 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Growing Up and Learning Together: Comprehensive Early Childhood Development in El Salvador (P171316) The target will be set The baseline will be Value 0.00 0.00 when the baseline is collected in year 2. collected. Date 31-Jan-2020 30-Nov-2021 27-May-2022 30-Jun-2026 Upgrade physical learning environments of selected ECCE centers. IN01080005 ►PDO 2: ECCE official centers supported by the Project with safe physical learning environments and meeting quality conditions to promote learning (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 114.00 Date 31-Jan-2020 30-Nov-2021 27-May-2022 30-Jun-2026 Tracks the substitution, rehabilitation and/or expansion of selected ECCE official centers according to the minimum conditions to promote learning established by the Structural Quality and Infrastructure Comments: Standards. The minimum standards of physical quality conditions will be defined during year 1. Targets are cumulative. Strengthen institutional capacity for education sector management. IN01080011 ►PDO 3: ECCE centers accredited through the structural quality standards accreditation system (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target No Structural Quality Standards (SQS), no Structural Quality Structural Quality 140 ECCE centers Value SQS accreditation Standards (SQS) in Standards (SQS) in accredited through the system, and zero ECCE development. development. SQS system. centers accredited. Date 31-Jan-2020 30-Nov-2021 27-May-2022 30-Jun-2026 Tracks progress in the development of the Structural Quality Standards (SQS), the development and institutionalization of the SQS accreditation process, and the number of ECCE centers accredited. The SQS will include standards for: (i) ECCE workforce; (ii) Physical and learning spaces; and (iii) School Comments: educational project, among others. To receivethe SQS accreditation, an ECCE center must comply with a minimum number of the SQS as set forth in the system's official document, disclosed in the Official Gazette. Intermediate Results Indicators by Components Component 1: Ensuring ECCE Structural Quality Standards and Curriculum Nationwide IN01080016 ►IRI 1: ECCE teachers nationwide receive the new ECCE curriculum (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 8,000 ECCE teachers Value 0 teachers. 0.00 0.00 nationwide receive the new curriculum. Date 31-Jan-2020 30-Nov-2021 27-May-2022 30-Jun-2026 6/22/2022 Page 3 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Growing Up and Learning Together: Comprehensive Early Childhood Development in El Salvador (P171316) Tracks the successive progress of steps to ensure that ECCE teachers nationwide receive the new ECCE Comments: curriculum. The steps include the official launching of the ECDLS, the revision and adaptation of the ECCE curriculum, and the technical deliveries of the curriculum to ECCE teachers. IN01080019 ►IRI 2: Classrooms in ECCE official centers that receive learning materials aligned to the new curriculum. (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 8,000.00 Date 31-Jan-2020 30-Nov-2021 27-May-2022 30-Jun-2026 Tracks the number of classrooms in official ECCE centers that receive learning materials aligned with the Comments: new curriculum. Targets are cumulative. Component 2: Strengthening Professional Development of Teachers and Principals at ECCE Official Cent IN01080013 ►IRI 3: ECCE teacher and principal training plans aligned with the ECDLS and new curriculum ready for delivery. (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target ECCE teacher and principal training plan Value Current training plan NA NA ready for delivery and 150 mentor-trainers trained. Date 31-Jan-2020 30-Nov-2021 27-May-2022 30-Jun-2026 Tracks the successive progress to have the teacher and principal training programs ready for delivery. It includes the development of the training and performance standards for teachers and principals, respectively, the development of the training plan and materials based on a diagnosis of teachers' and Comments: principals' knowledge and skills, and the training of 150 mentor-trainers who will conduct the teacher and principal training. Training and performance standards will be aligned with the new curriculum and the ECDLS. IN01080017 ►IRI 4: ECCE principals trained in school management and leadership aligned to the performance standards and the ECDLS. (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 3,400.00 Date 31-Jan-2020 30-Nov-2021 27-May-2022 30-Jun-2026 Tracks the quantity of Prek and KG principals working in official ECCE centers that are trained (i.e. that pass the training based on the criteria established in the POM) in the new training program on school Comments: management and leadership. The training will be based on the performance and ECDLS standards and new curriculum. Targets are cumulative. IN01080020 ►IRI 5: ECCE teachers trained in new professional development process aligned to training standards and ECDLS. (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 8,000.00 Date 31-Jan-2020 30-Nov-2021 27-May-2022 30-Jun-2026 6/22/2022 Page 4 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Growing Up and Learning Together: Comprehensive Early Childhood Development in El Salvador (P171316) Tracks the number of teachers working in official ECCE centers that are trained (i.e. that pass the training Comments: based on the criteria established in the POM) in the new training program aligned with the training standards, ECDLS, and new curriculum. Targets are cumulative. IN01080022 ►Teachers recruited or trained (Number, Corporate) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 8,000.00 Date 31-Jan-2020 30-Nov-2021 27-May-2022 30-Jun-2026 IN01080026 Teachers recruited or trained - Female (RMS requirement) (Number, Corporate Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 4,000.00 IN01080027 ►Students benefiting from direct interventions to enhance learning (Number, Corporate) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 944,565.00 Date 31-Jan-2020 30-Nov-2021 27-May-2022 30-Jun-2026 IN01080028 Students benefiting from direct interventions to enhance learning - Female (Number, Corporate Supplement) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 462,059.00 Component 3: Upgrading ECCE Physical Learning Environments IN01080014 ►IRI 7: Pre-investment studies for all ECCE official centers intervened by the Project. (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 74.00 Date 31-Jan-2020 30-Nov-2021 27-May-2022 30-Jun-2026 This indicator tracks the number of pre-investment studies carries out in the first year of implementation, Comments: which will be a necessary input for the start of the Project's infrastructure activities. IN01080021 ►IRI 8: Infrastructure projects for ECCE official centers completed under the Project. (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 114.00 Date 31-Jan-2020 30-Nov-2021 27-May-2022 30-Jun-2026 6/22/2022 Page 5 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Growing Up and Learning Together: Comprehensive Early Childhood Development in El Salvador (P171316) Number of infrastructure projects (i.e. carpetas técnicas), including design, site study, and costing of Comments: infrastructure works, that are completed under the Project. Targets are cumulative. IN01080023 ►IRI 9: ECCE official centers supported by the Project to reduce biosafety and WASH services' gap. (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 483.00 Date 31-Jan-2020 30-Nov-2021 27-May-2022 30-Jun-2026 Tracks the quantity of official ECCE centers identified in the quality gap diagnosis as the most vulnerable Comments: and that are supported by the Project with resources to meet the SQS and reduce their quality gaps. Targets are cumulative. Component 4: Institutional Strengthening for the Management of the Education Sector IN01080015 ►IRI 10: Department directorates that have initiated the organizational transformation (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 14.00 Date 31-Jan-2020 30-Nov-2021 27-May-2022 30-Jun-2026 Tracks the number of departments that have initiated the organiational transformation. Targets are Comments: cumulative. IN01080018 ►IRI 11: School infrastructure inventory system operating for decision making (Text, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 100% of official schools nationwide Value Status quo NA NA with information in the inventory system Date 31-Jan-2020 30-Nov-2021 27-May-2022 30-Jun-2026 This indicator tracks the development of the school infrastructure inventory system and the percentage of schools surveyed. The survey will be used for decision making regarding school infrastructure needs that Comments: can help prioritize normal (maintenance) interventions or extraordinary interventions (like those in case of floods or earthquakes). IN01080024 ►IRI 12: Teachers trained in strategies to develop students’ language and communication skills for educational transition (Number, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 17,000.00 Date 31-Jan-2020 30-Nov-2021 27-May-2022 30-Jun-2026 IN01080025 ►IRI 13: Grievances related to the Project recorded in the GRM system that are processed and communicated back to the concerned citizens stakeholder within 21 days (Percentage, Custom) Baseline Actual (Previous) Actual (Current) End Target 6/22/2022 Page 6 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Growing Up and Learning Together: Comprehensive Early Childhood Development in El Salvador (P171316) Value 0.00 0.00 0.00 90.00 Date 31-Jan-2020 30-Nov-2021 27-May-2022 30-Jun-2026 Tracks the percentage of grievances related to the Project that are received, processed, and Comments: communicated back to the concerned stakeholder according to the Grievance Redress Mechanism within 21 days. The Grievance Redress Mechanism is included in the Stakeholder Engagement Plan. Performance-Based Conditions Data on Financial Performance Disbursements (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed P171316 IBRD-90670 Effective USD 250.00 250.00 0.00 2.16 247.84 0.9% Key Dates (by loan) Project Loan/Credit/TF Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Orig. Closing Date Rev. Closing Date P171316 IBRD-90670 Effective 19-Mar-2020 24-May-2021 05-Nov-2021 30-Jun-2026 30-Jun-2026 Cumulative Disbursements 6/22/2022 Page 7 of 8 The World Bank Implementation Status & Results Report Growing Up and Learning Together: Comprehensive Early Childhood Development in El Salvador (P171316) Restructuring History Level 2 Approved on 20-Sep-2021 Related Project(s) P177368-AF FOR THE GROWING UP AND LEARNING TOGETHER: COMPREHENSIVE EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT IN EL SALVADOR ,P177371-Additional Financing for the Growing Up and Learning Together: Comprehensive Early Childhood Development in El Salvador 6/22/2022 Page 8 of 8