Early childhood education is a starting point for a childs development and therefore be considered a key foundation of the Samoan Educational System. This NECEP recognizes the importance of education receive by the students for all level of education. Research has shown that high-quality programmes in the early years have a cumulative impact on childrens long term outcomes, including academic achievement, health, and adult productivity. Investment in young children not only benefits those particular children. Analyses on the economics of human development, have established the economic benefits of early childhood interventions with benefits accruing to society in the form of higher incomes, better health, and lower crime rates. Samoa's vision is for all children to have equal opportunities to quality education for their future. To make this vision a reality, in June 2015, the Minimum Services Standards for Early Childhood Centres for Samoa (MSS for ECES) was officially launched and the first Early Childhood Education Policy was published in 2017. In 2021, however, only 3/126 preschools met all of the MSS standards. For the school year 2022, 80% of pre-schools met the standards.
