Yunnan Early Childhood Education Innovation Project (YECEIP)

Abstract*

The objective of the Yunnan Early Childhood Education Innovation Project (YECEIP) for China is to improve the access and quality of ECE provision in the Project counties in Yunnan Province. The project has the following four main components: the first component being increasing access to ECE programs. This component will focus on: (1a) constructing and equipping 15 kindergartens across the seven Project counties with a total of 138 classes; (1b) constructing... Show More

Development Objective

The Project Development Objective is to improve the access and quality of ECE provision in the project counties in Yunnan Province.

Key Details

Project Details

Project ID
P152860
Status
Closed
Team Leader
Ning Fu
Borrower 2
People's Republic of China

Country
China
Disclosure Date
November 25, 2015
Approval Date
(as of board presentation)
December 9, 2016
Effective Date
June 1, 2017

Total Project Cost 1
US$ 74.62 million
Implementing Agency
Yunnan Provincial Department of Education
Region
East Asia and Pacific
Fiscal Year 3
2017

Commitment Amount
US$ 50.00 million
Environmental Category
B
Environmental and Social Risk
Not Applicable
Closing Date
December 31, 2021

Consultant Services required
Yes
Last Stage Reached
BANK APPROVED
Last Update Date
August 15, 2023

Notes
1. Total project cost includes funding from World Bank and non-bank sources in US$ millions. Active and Closed projects show current commitments. Proposed (pipeline) and dropped projects show the forecast amount. The commitment amount for projects in the pipeline is indicative and may be modified during the project preparation.
2. Borrower refers to the Borrower of a Loan or Recipient of a Grant.
3. ”Fiscal Year” is the fiscal year in which the project was approved (or dropped if the status is dropped). The World Bank's fiscal year is from July 1 - June 30. For example, a fiscal year of 1996 corresponds to July 1, 1995 - June 30, 1996.

Sectors

Themes

FY17 - Human Development and Gender

FY17 - Education100%
- FY17 - Access to Education56%
- FY17 - Education Facilities70%
- FY17 - Education Governance, School-Based Management1%
- FY17 - Standards, Curriculum and Textbooks1%
- FY17 - Teachers28%

FY17 - Private Sector Development

FY17 - ICT2%
- FY17 - ICT Solutions2%

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Finances

Financing Plan (US$ Millions)

Financier	Commitments
International Bank for Reconstruction and Development	50.00
Borrower/Recipient	24.62

Total Project Financing (US$ Millions)

Product Line	IBRD/IDA
IBRD Commitment	50.00
IDA Commitment	N/A
IBRD + IDA Commitment	50.00

Lending Instrument
Grant Amount	N/A
Total Project Cost**	74.62

Summary Status of World Bank Financing (US$ Millions) as of April 30, 2025

No data available.

Detailed Financial Activity as of April 30, 2025

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Period	Financier	Transaction Type	Amount (US$)
Dec 9, 2016	IBRD-86710	Loan Commitment	50,000,000.00
Apr 15, 2018	IBRD-86710	Int Charges	24,398.54
Apr 15, 2024	IBRD-86710	Int Charges	1,596,329.90
Apr 15, 2024	IBRD-86710	Loan Repay	891,057.60
Oct 15, 2023	IBRD-86710	Int Charges	25,333.15
Oct 15, 2023	IBRD-86710	Int Charges	1,503,271.40
Oct 15, 2023	IBRD-86710	Loan Repay	891,057.60
Apr 15, 2023	IBRD-86710	Int Charges	50,001.67
Apr 15, 2023	IBRD-86710	Int Charges	1,258,505.40
Apr 15, 2023	IBRD-86710	Loan Repay	891,057.60
Oct 15, 2022	IBRD-86710	Int Charges	747,623.44
Oct 15, 2022	IBRD-86710	Loan Repay	891,057.60
Oct 15, 2022	IBRD-86710	Int Charges	-0.01
Oct 15, 2022	IBRD-86710	Int Charges	0.01
May 20, 2022	IBRD-86710	Loan Disb	-216,302.34
Apr 15, 2022	IBRD-86710	Int Charges	1,131.90
Apr 15, 2022	IBRD-86710	Int Charges	295,342.94
Apr 15, 2022	IBRD-86710	Loan Repay	895,000.00
May 20, 2022	IBRD-86710	Loan Cancel	216,302.34
Dec 13, 2021	IBRD-86710	Loan Disb	2,603,498.00
Apr 15, 2021	IBRD-86710	Int Charges	214,505.40
Apr 26, 2021	IBRD-86710	Loan Disb	4,042,384.20
Apr 15, 2021	IBRD-86710	Int Charges	19,989.65
Jun 28, 2021	IBRD-86710	Loan Disb	4,363,306.00
Oct 15, 2021	IBRD-86710	Int Charges	10,646.73
Oct 15, 2021	IBRD-86710	Int Charges	263,735.30
Oct 18, 2021	IBRD-86710	Loan Disb	3,883,232.80
Oct 15, 2020	IBRD-86710	Int Charges	23,958.86
Oct 15, 2020	IBRD-86710	Int Charges	347,949.28
Dec 7, 2020	IBRD-86710	Loan Disb	3,996,665.50
Feb 4, 2020	IBRD-86710	Loan Disb	4,916,639.00
Apr 27, 2020	IBRD-86710	Loan Disb	4,239,716.00
Apr 15, 2020	IBRD-86710	Int Charges	1,316.49
Apr 15, 2020	IBRD-86710	Int Charges	32,713.29
Apr 15, 2020	IBRD-86710	Int Charges	360,258.16
Apr 15, 2020	IBRD-86710	Int Charges	95.94
Apr 15, 2019	IBRD-86710	Int Charges	42,198.90
Apr 15, 2019	IBRD-86710	Int Charges	296,345.10
Oct 11, 2019	IBRD-86710	Loan Disb	3,501,863.20
Oct 15, 2019	IBRD-86710	Int Charges	39,446.22
Oct 15, 2019	IBRD-86710	Int Charges	340,498.34
May 11, 2018	IBRD-86710	Loan Disb	3,496,834.00
May 30, 2018	IBRD-86710	Loan Disb	1,179,156.80
Aug 7, 2018	IBRD-86710	Loan Disb	4,189,673.80
Jan 17, 2019	IBRD-86710	Loan Disb	4,462,030.50
Oct 15, 2018	IBRD-86710	Int Charges	49,392.54
Oct 15, 2018	IBRD-86710	Int Charges	185,791.03
Jun 1, 2017	IBRD-86710	Fee Charges	125,000.00
Jun 1, 2017	IBRD-86710	Loan Disb	125,000.00
Oct 15, 2017	IBRD-86710	Int Charges	55,705.48
Oct 15, 2017	IBRD-86710	Int Charges	1,109.73
Feb 8, 2018	IBRD-86710	Loan Disb	2,000,000.00
Feb 8, 2018	IBRD-86710	Loan Disb	3,000,000.00
Apr 15, 2018	IBRD-86710	Int Charges	4.72
Apr 15, 2018	IBRD-86710	Int Charges	59,912.67
Apr 15, 2024	IBRD-86710	Int Charges	16,339.04

Footnotes

Ratings

IMPLEMENTATION RATINGS

Name	Review	Date
Counterpart Funding	Satisfactory	2021-06-25
Monitoring and Evaluation	Satisfactory	2021-06-25
Overall Implementation Progress (IP)	Satisfactory	2021-06-25
Progress towards achievement of PDO	Satisfactory	2021-06-25
Procurement	Satisfactory	2021-06-25
Project Management	Satisfactory	2021-06-25
Financial Management	Satisfactory	2021-06-25

COMPLETION RATINGS

INDICATOR	IMPLEMENTATION COMPLETION & RESULTS REPORT: 06-23-2022
Outcomes	Highly Satisfactory
Risk to Development Outcome
Bank Performance	Substantial
Borrower Performance
Government Performance
Implementing Agency

INDEPENDENT EVALUATION RATINGS

INDICATOR	ICR REVIEW:	PROJECT PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT REPORT:
Outcome Rating	Highly Satisfactory	N/a
Risk To Development Outcome		N/a
Bank Performance	Highly Satisfactory	N/a
Borrower Performance		N/a
Government Performance	Not Rated	N/a
Implementing Agency		N/a
Icr Quality	High	N/a
M&e Quality	Substantial	N/a

Results Framework

PROJECT DEVELOPMENT OBJECTIVE INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

3-year kindergarten GER in the Project counties Value 54.00 69.00 60.00
Date November 30, 2015 December 31, 2021
Comment
3-year kindergarten GER in rural areas in the Project counties Value 45.00 69.00 60.00
Date November 30, 2015 December 31, 2021
Comment
Percentage of preschool teachers and staff with professional certificates in project counties Value 0.00 62.00 59.00
Date December 1, 2016 December 31, 2021 December 1, 2020
Comment
3-year kindergarten GER (ethnic minorities) in the Project counties Value 64.00 69.00 66.00
Date November 30, 2015 December 31, 2021
Comment
Direct project beneficiaries Value 0.00 17291.00 2586.00
Date November 30, 2015 December 31, 2021
Comment
Female beneficiaries Value 0.00 47.50 47.50
Date November 30, 2015 April 30, 2018
Comment

INTERMEDIATE RESULTS INDICATORS

INDICATOR		BASELINE	CURRENT	TARGET

Number of kindergarten classes constructed or renovated under the Project Value 0.00 170.00 109.00
Date November 30, 2015 December 31, 2021
Comment
Percentage of rural and private teachers that participate in training under the Project Value 0.00 90.00 68.00
Date November 30, 2015 December 31, 2021
Comment
Number of kindergartens that comply with the new kindergarten quality standards Value 0.00 158.00 80.00
Date November 30, 2015 December 31, 2021
Comment
Number of kindergartens that use child development measurement instrument Value 0.00 88.00 46.00
Date November 30, 2015 December 31, 2021
Comment
Student-teacher ratio (Project county) Value 20.00 14.00 17.00
Date November 30, 2015 December 31, 2021
Comment
Number of policy suggestions adopted Value 0.00 2.00 0.00
Date November 30, 2015 December 31, 2021
Comment
Student-teacher ratio in rural areas (Project county) Value 24.00 14.50 20.00
Date November 30, 2015 December 31, 2021
Comment
Number of newly recruited university faculty with PhD or Masters Value 0.00 20.00 8.00
Date November 30, 2015 December 31, 2021
Comment
University graduate employment rate in ECE sector Value 68.00 91.00 79.00
Date November 30, 2015 December 31, 2021
Comment
Parental satisfaction towards kindergarten quality Value 0.00 90.00 80.00
Date November 30, 2015 December 31, 2021
Comment

3-year kindergarten GER in the Project counties	Value	54.00	69.00	60.00
	Date	November 30, 2015	December 31, 2021
	Comment

3-year kindergarten GER in rural areas in the Project counties	Value	45.00	69.00	60.00
	Date	November 30, 2015	December 31, 2021
	Comment

Percentage of preschool teachers and staff with professional certificates in project counties	Value	0.00	62.00	59.00
	Date	December 1, 2016	December 31, 2021	December 1, 2020
	Comment

3-year kindergarten GER (ethnic minorities) in the Project counties	Value	64.00	69.00	66.00
	Date	November 30, 2015	December 31, 2021
	Comment

Direct project beneficiaries	Value	0.00	17291.00	2586.00
	Date	November 30, 2015	December 31, 2021
	Comment

Female beneficiaries	Value	0.00	47.50	47.50
	Date	November 30, 2015	April 30, 2018
	Comment

Student-teacher ratio (Project county)	Value	20.00	14.00	17.00
	Date	November 30, 2015	December 31, 2021
	Comment

Number of policy suggestions adopted	Value	0.00	2.00	0.00
	Date	November 30, 2015	December 31, 2021
	Comment

Student-teacher ratio in rural areas (Project county)	Value	24.00	14.50	20.00
	Date	November 30, 2015	December 31, 2021
	Comment

University graduate employment rate in ECE sector	Value	68.00	91.00	79.00
	Date	November 30, 2015	December 31, 2021
	Comment