Can Disadvantaged Kids Ever Catch Up with Better-off Peers?
The World Bank is focused on developing and supporting programs that help children reach their potential and live lives free of poverty. To help build a body of evidence of what works, the World Bank financed an evaluation of a program in Jamaica t...
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| Format: | Brief |
| Language: | English en_US |
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Washington, DC
2013
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/05/17675151/can-disadvantaged-kids-ever-catch-up-better-off-peers http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16117 |
| Summary: | The World Bank is focused on developing
and supporting programs that help children reach their
potential and live lives free of poverty. To help build a
body of evidence of what works, the World Bank financed an
evaluation of a program in Jamaica that targeted mothers of
babies stunted due to malnutrition. The mothers received
either support or guidance on how to encourage their
babies' development through play and language, or
nutritional supplements, or a combination of the two. The
children whose mothers had received the extra guidance were
doing as well financially as the less disadvantaged (and
non-stunted) children. This study is a rare look at the
effects of early childhood intervention over the decades,
giving policymakers and development experts tangible proof
of the potential effects of early childhood development
programs. A rare long-term study of the effects of an early
childhood development program shows that children's
lives can be improved by ensuring that they have the right
stimulation and emotional support as babies and toddlers. |
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