The vast majority of the islands in the Anglophone Caribbean ratified the Convention of the Rights of the Child shortly after its adoption by the United Nations in 1989. In this piece, we examine how the articulation of the Convention of the Rights of the Child in the Caribbean has shaped early childhood care and education. We note that though significant strides have been made, approximately 30 years after the ratification of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, many Anglo-Caribbean islands continue to struggle to fulsomely ensure children’s access to all their fundamental rights. This conceptual article presents a historical overview of the implementation of specific Articles of the Convention of the Rights of the Child in the Caribbean. How these Articles have shaped the policies and practices guiding early education across the region is also explored. We conclude that though much has been achieved, as a region, more progress is needed to ensure that all children have equal opportunities to fulfil their rights.

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通过幼儿保育和教育实现儿童权利：以加勒比为重点

在1989年联合国通过《加勒比儿童权利公约》后不久，加勒比英语地区的绝大多数岛屿就批准了《儿童权利公约》。在本文中，我们研究了《儿童权利公约》在《公约》中的阐述。加勒比海已经影响了幼儿保育和教育。我们注意到，尽管已经取得了重大进展，但在批准《儿童权利公约》大约30年之后，许多盎格鲁-加勒比岛屿仍在努力地努力确保儿童享有所有基本权利。这一概念性文章概述了《加勒比儿童权利公约》特定条款的执行情况。还探讨了这些条款如何形成指导整个地区早期教育的政策和实践。我们得出的结论是，尽管已经取得了很多成就，但作为一个区域，还需要取得更多进展，以确保所有儿童都有平等的机会来实现其权利。