The 2014 Annual Regional Conference of the Asia-Pacific Regional Network for Early Childhood was held on 3-5 December 2014 at Crowne Plaza Manila, Philippines. About 400 participants representing 40 countries attended the Conference.

Global and regional ECD advocates and supporters are at the forefront to ensure that ECD is at the heart of the post-2015 Global Development Agenda. ARNEC continues to spearhead the advocacy effort in the region and kept the momentum going by making such advocacy the focus of its culminating activity for 2014. Hence, the theme “ECD on the Global Agenda: Building Partnerships for Sustainability and Harmony” for the 2014 ARNEC Regional Conference.