Introduction

The 1st Africa Childcare Forum (ACF2025) is the largest global childcare event, presenting a unique opportunity for setting the foundation for accelerating the provision of quality, affordable childcare across the continent.

It offers the opportunity for accelerated action on childcare on the continent. Participants will reflect on the childcare crisis on the continent, build connections across cultures and boundaries and come up with bold, ambitious solutions to accelerate quality, affordable childcare for all on the continent. It offers an opportunity to take stock of what has worked, what hasn’t worked and what hasn’t worked across the continent and the lessons that can be learned and applied across African countries.

The event was conceived by Uthabiti Africa in 2019 and is convened by the Collaborative Action for Childcare in Africa platform as one of the major strategies aimed at advancing the childcare agenda on the continent.

The event will create the connections and interactions necessary for accelerated focus on childcare as a critical enabler for the continent’s post-COVID-19 recovery and the future of the continent’s human development potential.

Whilst the Conference is Africa-focused, it is open to participants from across the globe interested in learning and sharing their experiences to help accelerate quality, affordable childcare for all in Africa.

The event is convened by the Collaborative Action for Childcare in Africa platform, established by Uthabiti Africa to accelerate quality, affordable childcare for all.

The event is convened by the Collaborative Action for Childcare, the pan-African platform that connects state and non-state actors on the continent to advance the childcare agenda.