Jakarta, 20 October 2026, Around 150 government representatives, early childhood development (ECD) experts, researchers, practitioners, development partners, and philanthropic organisations from across Asia-Pacific are gathering in Jakarta for the 2026 Asia-Pacific Regional Learning Forum on Early Childhood Development, taking place from 20 to 22 October.
Build Regional Knowledge
Build Research Capacity
Create knowledge and evidence through research at local, national, regional and international levels
Support evidence-based policy development
Establish a platform to build in-house research capacity, Capacity Building of Professionals & Practitioners, Individuals, Institutions, Community, Conduct/ facilitate training, seminars, workshops, conferences, internships, exchange studies, etc.
Establish partnerships to enhance research capacity, Individuals, Research Institutions Academia, Disseminate research findings: social media campaigns, dialogues, research publications etc. Advocate research findings/ evidence to drive policy formulation and program design









