The aim of PDI 2025 is to raise awareness on children’s right to high quality early childhood care and education. The PDI will inform parents, practitioners and partners about the rights of the child as under the Article 28 of the United Nations Conventions on the Rights of a Child (UNCRC), General Assembly Resolution 65/197 in so keeping with the achievement of Goal 1 of Vision 2030 “world-class education and training”. The specific objectives of the PDI 2025 are as follows:

1. Recognise the goal of Vision 2030 in making Jamaica ‘the place of choice to live, work, raise families and do business”, through the recognition of children’s right to quality early childhood education.
2. To increase the level of awareness of stakeholders, who engage with children birth to 8 years, on General Comment Seven: Implementing Child Rights in Early Childhood.
3. To train participants including children on how to implement child’s rights in early childhood as part of their daily activities and areas of work.
4. To determine appropriate strategies for implementing child’s rights in early childhood across sectors at the national and regional levels.
5. Inform all stakeholders involved in the care and development of children of the tools needed to support children’s growth and developmental needs.
6. Provide training and development opportunities to practitioners that align with the ECC and global agendas for providing high-quality early childhood education in the 21st Century.
7. Present national, regional and international data that inform best practices in providing high-quality early childhood education.