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This report updates the status of Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) in Pacific Island Countries (PICs) framed by the five-component system specified in the ‘Pacific Guidelines for the Development of National Quality Frameworks for ECCE Programming for Ages Three to Five’. This status report follows a 2015 status report. The report cites positive developments and setbacks across various aspects of ECCE: policies and legislation, human resources, curriculum, child assessment, teaching and learning environment, performance monitoring and assessment, and family and community partnerships. The report also provides a broad snapshot of progress related to ECCC in the region, citing commonalities among countries and identifying gaps and areas of improvement. Data collection is covered in the report.