From Early Child Development to Human Development : Investing in Our Children's Future

Investing in every child at an early age is an investment in human, and economic development for all. Children born in poverty are far more likely to grow undeveloped in both body, and mind. Science tells us that early child development (ECD) is cr...

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Main Author:	Eming Young, Mary
Format:	Publication
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC: World Bank 2013
Subjects:	EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT PROCEEDINGS HUMAN CAPITAL INVESTMENTS BRAIN RESEARCH SCIENTIFIC EXCHANGES HEALTH ASPECTS CHILDREN'S MEDICAL CARE CHILDCARE EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS CASE STUDIES QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION PRIVATE SOURCES OF EDUCATIONAL FUNDS PRIVATE-PUBLIC PARTNERSHIPS EDUCATIONAL POLICY HEALTH POLICY POLITICAL DECISION MAKING POOR CHILDREN & EDUCATION POOR CHILDREN & MEDICAL CARE INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION EDUCATIONAL EVALUATION ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT ACCESS TO PRIMARY EDUCATION ACHIEVEMENT ADOLESCENCE ADOLESCENTS ADULT LIFE AGED AGGRESSION AGGRESSIVE AGING ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION ANTISOCIAL BEHAVIOR ANXIETY APTITUDE TESTS BASIC NEEDS BEHAVIOR PROBLEMS BEHAVIORAL PROBLEMS BELIEFS CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM CAREGIVERS CHILD CARE CHILD DEVELOPMENT CHILD EDUCATION CHILD LABOR CHILD SURVIVAL CHILDREN START PRIMARY SCHOOL CHURCHES CLASSROOM CLASSROOM STRUCTURE COGNITION COGNITIVE ABILITY COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT COGNITIVE SKILLS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMPETENCE CRIME CRITICAL THINKING DAY CARE DEPRESSION DIABETES DISABILITIES DISABLED CHILDREN EARLY BRAIN DEVELOPMENT EARLY CHILD DEVELOPMENT EARLY CHILDHOOD EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMS EARLY EDUCATION EARLY INTERVENTIONS EARLY YEARS OF LIFE ECD ECD POLICIES ECD PROGRAMS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT EDUCATION PROGRAMS EDUCATION SECTOR EDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCES EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES EDUCATIONAL PERFORMANCE EMOTION ENROLLMENT ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS EPIDEMIOLOGY EQUAL ACCESS EQUAL OPPORTUNITY FAMILIES FAMILY SUPPORT GENDER GENDER EQUALITY GENDER EQUALITY IN EDUCATION GIRLS HEAD START HEALTH CARE HEALTH OUTCOMES HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE HOME VISITING HOME VISITS HORMONES HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HUMAN RIGHTS HYPERTENSION IMMUNE SYSTEM IMMUNIZATION INDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCES INFANCY INFANT HEALTH INFANTS INSTITUTIONALIZATION INTELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENT INTELLIGENCE INTERVENTION INTERVENTIONS INTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATION JUVENILE DELINQUENCY LEADERSHIP LEARNING LEGAL STATUS LIFE CYCLE LIFE EVENTS LIFE EXPECTANCY LITERACY LOW BIRTHWEIGHT MALNUTRITION MATERNAL MORTALITY MATHEMATICAL ABILITY MEMORY MENTAL MENTAL HEALTH MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS MENTAL ILLNESS MORTALITY MORTALITY RATES NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS NUTRITION OBESITY PARENTING PEDIATRICS PERCEPTION PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT PLAYING POOR CHILDREN PRE-SCHOOL EDUCATION PREGNANCY PRESCHOOL EDUCATION PRESCHOOL PROGRAM PRESCHOOL PROGRAMS PRIMARY GRADES PRIMARY SCHOOL PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS PRIVATE VOLUNTARY ORGANIZATIONS PRODUCTIVITY PUBLIC HEALTH RISK FACTORS RURAL AREAS SCHOOL ATTENDANCE SCHOOL SYSTEM SCHOOLING SCHOOLS SIBLINGS SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL INDICATORS SOCIAL POLICY SOCIAL SERVICES SOCIAL SKILLS SPEECH STORYTELLING STREET CHILDREN STUNTED CHILDREN SUICIDE TEACHER EDUCATION TEACHER TRAINING THINKING SKILLS TODDLERS UNEMPLOYMENT UNIVERSAL ACCESS UNIVERSAL ACCESS TO PRIMARY EDUCATION UNIVERSAL PRIMARY EDUCATION VACCINES VIOLENCE YOUNG CHILD YOUNG CHILDREN YOUNG PEOPLE EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/03/14282788/early-child-development-human-development-investing-childrens-future http://hdl.handle.net/10986/13950

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Summary:	Investing in every child at an early age is an investment in human, and economic development for all. Children born in poverty are far more likely to grow undeveloped in both body, and mind. Science tells us that early child development (ECD) is critical, and marks a child for life, and, young children who are well nurtured, do better in school, and develop the skills to compete in a global economy. It is in this context that the Bank hosted a conference to review the state of knowledge on brain development, the link between ECD and human development, the standards of care to improve children's educational outcomes, the qualitative and quantitative measures of effective programs, and elements of quality in ECD programs. This book contains the proceedings of the Conference on Investing in our Children's Future, which brought together leading experts, academicians, and practitioners from nongovernmental organizations, civil society, governments, and international organizations. The conference featured the benefits of investing in young children, and measuring ECD standards of care, to ensure a fair start for all based on case studies. It further evaluated the effectiveness of ECD programs, with presentations focused on the role of private initiatives in influencing public policy. Conclusions include the pursuit of a continued evaluation on the effectiveness of ECD programs, and, a deliberately planned global coalition to fund ECD initiatives.

From Early Child Development to Human Development : Investing in Our Children's Future

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