This document discusses challenges in financing early childhood care and education (ECCE) in Asia and the Pacific region based on a regional study. It finds that government expenditure on ECCE is insufficient in many countries, falling below international benchmarks for percentage of total government expenditure and GDP. It also notes a lack of sustainable financing from sources like donors and external funding. Finally, it describes governance challenges like a lack of coordination between stakeholders responsible for ECCE. The regional study aims to provide policy options to help countries overcome these financing and governance challenges to ECCE.