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Early Childhood Development

OneSky Caregiver Training

OneSky supports governments to improve the quality of early childhood care and education

Team Leader
Morgan Lance
OneSky supports governments to improve the quality of early childhood care and education

The Problem

Vietnam’s rapid urbanization has outpaced social infrastructure, leaving low-wage migrant workers without affordable, accessible childcare. Public services are constrained by limited capacity, residency requirements, while private options are expensive. Unregulated independent centers have emerged, often run by untrained providers, varying widely in quality and risking children’s safety and development.

The Solution

OneSky empowers ICC childcare providers to provide responsive care. Our Vietnam team coordinates programming with government officials, trade associations, and women's groups to ensure that OneSky consistently meets local needs. The program thus creates jobs and careers for its adult participants – empowering them to become respected ECCE practitioners while critically improving the quality of childcare for the marginalized children in their care. This helps to increase children’s ‘school readiness’, preparing them for active participation in their education and future academic success. Thus, breaking familial cycles of poverty in the long term.

Following a 2018 pilot with 80 providers, OneSky now trains 240 home-based caregivers annually using classroom instruction, in-person coaching, and an engaging digital learning platform. Now we have partnered with MOET to amplify impact by training government trainers, who will in turn deliver training to ICC trainers, enabling the program to reach and benefit significantly more children.

Stats

OneSky Caregiver Training has benefited nearly 57,000 individuals, including over 53,000 children, more than 2,500 caregivers, and 235 trainers across Vietnam.

What is the name of your organization?
OneSky for all children
What is the name of your solution?
OneSky Caregiver Training
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OneSky supports governments to improve the quality of early childhood care and education
In what city, town, or region is your solution team headquartered?
Da Nang, Vietnam
In what country is your solution team headquartered?
What type of organization is your solution team?
Nonprofit
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What specific problem are you solving?
Vietnam’s rapid urbanization has outpaced social infrastructure, leaving low-wage migrant workers without affordable, accessible childcare. Public services are constrained by limited capacity, residency requirements, while private options are expensive. Unregulated independent centers have emerged, often run by untrained providers, varying widely in quality and risking children’s safety and development.
What is your solution?
OneSky empowers ICC childcare providers to provide responsive care. Our Vietnam team coordinates programming with government officials, trade associations, and women's groups to ensure that OneSky consistently meets local needs. The program thus creates jobs and careers for its adult participants – empowering them to become respected ECCE practitioners while critically improving the quality of childcare for the marginalized children in their care. This helps to increase children’s ‘school readiness’, preparing them for active participation in their education and future academic success. Thus, breaking familial cycles of poverty in the long term. Following a 2018 pilot with 80 providers, OneSky now trains 240 home-based caregivers annually using classroom instruction, in-person coaching, and an engaging digital learning platform. Now we have partnered with MOET to amplify impact by training government trainers, who will in turn deliver training to ICC trainers, enabling the program to reach and benefit significantly more children.
Who does your solution serve, and in what ways will the solution impact their lives?
Young women account for up to 70% of the migrant workers living in Vietnam's industrial zones and the children they bring with them to, or who are born in, industrial zones, lack the residency status for public preschool or daycare in a new province. In rare cases where high-quality local private preschool spaces are available, the fees vastly exceed a factory worker's salary. It is these women and children we seek to help. In order to support these vulnerable families, we are creating a network of trained caregivers who support and encourage each other in improving care for children living in industrial zones. We also offer parenting training workshops to empower them in supporting their child's healthy development. OneSky's team on the ground collaborates with local government entities, trade groups and women's groups to ensure we are meeting the needs of the local community.

Organization Type:
Nonprofit

Headquarters:
Da Nang, Vietnam, Vietnam

Stage:
Growth

Working In:
Vietnam

Solution Website:
www.onesky.org

Solution Team:
Morgan Lance
Morgan Lance
CEO
Jenny Bowen
Jenny Bowen
CEO and Founder