In 2018, ARNEC convened the Asia-Pacific Regional Conference on Early Childhood Development (ECD) in Nepal with the theme,"Towards achieving the SDGs: What is a successful multi-sectoral approach to ECD?"

The Conference provided opportunities for policymakers and practitioners to contextualise ECD on the global agenda in their own countries and focused on promoting holistic and inclusive ECD. It also featured successful multi-sectoral programme models and good practices on ECD programmes that work.