Sustaining Community-Funded Early Childhood Development: A Three-Year Viability Analysis for Informal Settlements in Kampala, 2023–2026

Early childhood development (ECD) provision in informal settlements is critically underfunded. Community-funded centres have emerged as a primary response, yet their medium-term financial and operational viability remains unexamined, posing a significant policy challenge. This policy brief analyses the three-year sustainability of community-funded ECD centres in a major urban informal settlement. It aims to identify key viability thresholds and the primary mechanisms influencing their continuity