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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okr-10986-161172021-06-14T10:33:23Z Can Disadvantaged Kids Ever Catch Up with Better-off Peers? World Bank COGNITIVE SKILLS COGNITIVE TESTS CONTROL GROUPS DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN EARLY CHILDHOOD EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS EARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTION EARLY SUCCESS EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT EMOTIONAL SKILLS EMOTIONAL SUPPORT EXAMS FAMILY MEMBERS HEALTH CARE HUMAN DEVELOPMENT LEARNING MALNUTRITION NUTRITION PARENTING PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT READING SCHOOLING SCHOOLS SELF-ESTEEM WAGES YOUNG ADULTS 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. 2013-10-10T20:59:19Z 2013-10-10T20:59:19Z 2013-05 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/05/17675151/can-disadvantaged-kids-ever-catch-up-better-off-peers http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16117 English en_US From Evidence to Policy; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research Latin America & Caribbean Jamaica |
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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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Publications & Research :: Brief |
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World Bank |
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Can Disadvantaged Kids Ever Catch Up with Better-off Peers? |
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Can Disadvantaged Kids Ever Catch Up with Better-off Peers? |
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Can Disadvantaged Kids Ever Catch Up with Better-off Peers? |
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Can Disadvantaged Kids Ever Catch Up with Better-off Peers? |
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Can Disadvantaged Kids Ever Catch Up with Better-off Peers? |
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can disadvantaged kids ever catch up with better-off peers? |
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Washington, DC |
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2013 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/05/17675151/can-disadvantaged-kids-ever-catch-up-better-off-peers http://hdl.handle.net/10986/16117 |
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