The World Bank Report No: ISR14725 Implementation Status & Results Lao People's Democratic Republic Early Childhood Education Project (P145544) Public Disclosure Copy Operation Name: Early Childhood Education Project (P145544) Project Stage: Implementation Seq.No: 1 Status: ARCHIVED Archive Date: 01-Jun-2014 Country: Lao People's Democratic Republic Approval FY: 2014 Product Line: IBRD/IDA Region: EAST ASIA AND PACIFIC Lending Instrument: Investment Project Financing Implementing Agency(ies): Ministry of Education and Sports Key Dates Board Approval Date 02-Apr-2014 Original Closing Date 31-Jul-2019 Planned Mid Term Review Date 01-Apr-2016 Last Archived ISR Date Effectiveness Date Revised Closing Date 31-Jul-2019 Actual Mid Term Review Date Project Development Objectives Project Development Objective (from Project Appraisal Document) The objective of the project is to increase coverage and improve the quality of early childhood education services for 3 to 5-year-olds in target districts Has the Project Development Objective been changed since Board Approval of the Project? Yes No Component(s) Component Name Component Cost Component 1: Increasing Coverage of Early Childhood Education in Target Districts 6.00 Component 2: Improving Quality of Early Childhood Education Services 13.30 Component 3: Project Management, Capacity Development, and Monitoring and Evaluation 8.70 Overall Ratings Previous Rating Current Rating Satisfactory Public Disclosure Copy Progress towards achievement of PDO Overall Implementation Progress (IP) Satisfactory Overall Risk Rating Moderate Implementation Status Overview The project continues to be a strong collaboration between the Ministry of Education and Sports (MOES), development partners and the World Bank. The MOES technical teams have completed key activities to advance implementation. Locations No Location data has been entered Page 1 of 3 The World Bank Report No: ISR14725 Results Project Development Objective Indicators Public Disclosure Copy Indicator Name Core Unit of Measure Baseline Current End Target Net enrollment rate of 3 and 4 years olds in Percentage Value 11.40 23.70 target districtss (disaggregared by gender) Date 31-Jul-2014 31-Jul-2019 Comments F: 11.8 F: 23.8 Net enrollment rate of 5-year-olds in target Years Value 42.60 74.90 districts (disaggregared by gender) Date 31-Jul-2014 31-Jul-2019 Comments F:43.3 F:75 ECE Education Quality Standards design Yes/No Value No Yes tested and endorsed Date 31-Jul-2014 31-Jul-2018 Comments Number of classroom observation reports Number Value 0.00 95.00 submitted by the ECE officers to the school Date 31-Jul-2014 31-Jul-2019 principals Comments Intermediate Results Indicators Indicator Name Core Unit of Measure Baseline Current End Target Direct project beneficiaries Number Value 0.00 30700.00 Date 31-Jul-2014 31-Jul-2019 Comments Female beneficiaries Percentage Value 0.00 50.00 Sub Type Supplemental Data on Financial Performance (as of 03-Apr-2014) Public Disclosure Copy Financial Agreement(s) Key Dates Project Ln/Cr/Tf Status Approval Date Signing Date Effectiveness Date Original Closing Date Revised Closing Date P145544 IDA-53700 Not Effective 02-Apr-2014 31-Jul-2019 31-Jul-2019 P145544 IDA-H9100 Not Effective 02-Apr-2014 31-Jul-2019 31-Jul-2019 Disbursements (in Millions) Project Ln/Cr/Tf Status Currency Original Revised Cancelled Disbursed Undisbursed % Disbursed P145544 IDA-53700 Not Effective XDR 9.10 9.10 0.00 0.00 9.10 0.00 Page 2 of 3 The World Bank Report No: ISR14725 P145544 IDA-H9100 Not Effective XDR 9.10 9.10 0.00 0.00 9.10 0.00 Disbursement Graph Public Disclosure Copy Key Decisions Regarding Implementation The Ministry of Finance (MOF), Lao PDR will be signing the IDA Financing Agreement on May 15, 2014 for the amount US$28 million. The project launch is planned for July 2014 in Vientiane. Restructuring History There has been no restructuring to date. Related Projects Public Disclosure Copy There are no related projects. Page 3 of 3