It also provides a way to evaluate whether or not the objectives were reached. This definition of curriculum allows us to talk about the kinds of ECCD programme opportunities that are planned for parents, children and the community within various Programme Strategies. Different Programme Strategies require different kinds of curricula. The Hippy Program is a model used internationally for home visiting programmes. All of these have been adapted for implementation, based on the cultural context.
Some countries provide national curriculum guidelines that can be adapted locally.
The Kenya Institute of Education Early Childhood Curriculum is a good example of this. Parent education materials tend to be developed locally, drawing on information from a wide variety of sources. The most centralized parent education curriculum is the Parent School curriculum in China . The curriculum actually delivered through an ECCD programme is dependent on the objectives of the programme. This may include information on how children grow and develop.