The proposed program will contribute to improving Early Childhood Education outcomes especially in rural areas, and will support improvements in the quality, equity, and governance of education, particularly through supporting the acquisition of basic skills in early grades and more effective teacher policies; consolidating and improving the efficiency of subsidy programs targeting rural and disadvantaged areas; and improving the governance of the education system by building the capacity of the regional academies and providing support to school-based management mechanisms. In line with the CPF Governance Foundation, the Program will leverage cross-cutting governance reforms, such as, performance budgeting reform, the corporate governance reforms of agencies and State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) or decentralisation reforms.