What Matters Most for Early Childhood Development : A Framework Paper

Around the world, inequalities in child development are stark. These inequalities often begin before birth and expand during a child's early years. A child's earliest years present a window of opportunity to address inequality and improve...

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Main Authors:	Neuman, Michelle J., Devercelli, Amanda E.
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:	ACCESS TO SERVICES ACCOUNT ADEQUATE NUTRITION AGED ANTENATAL VISITS BABIES BABY BEHAVIOR CHANGE BIRTH CERTIFICATE BIRTH REGISTRATION BLINDNESS BRAIN DEVELOPMENT BREAST FEEDING BREAST MILK BREAST MILK SUBSTITUTES BREASTFEEDING CARE FOR CHILDREN CAREGIVERS CAUSES OF DEATH CHILD ABUSE CHILD BIRTH CHILD CARE CHILD DEVELOPMENT CHILD HEALTH CHILD HEALTH SERVICES CHILD PROTECTION CHILD SURVIVAL CHILD WELFARE CHILD-TRANSMISSION CHILDBEARING CHILDBIRTH CHILDCARE CHRONIC MALNUTRITION CITIZENS CLEAN WATER COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY EDUCATION COMMUNITY HEALTH DEPRESSION DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT POLICY DIETS DISABILITIES DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN DISCRIMINATION DOMESTIC VIOLENCE EARLY CHILDHOOD EARLY CHILDHOOD CARE EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION EARLY INTERVENTION ECCE ECD ECD POLICIES ECD PROGRAMS ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITIES EDUCATION SYSTEMS EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EQUITABLE ACCESS EXPOSURE TO VIOLENCE EXTENDED FAMILY FAMILY LEAVE FAMILY MEMBERS FEMALE LABOR FORCE FERTILITY GENDER GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT GOVERNMENT POLICIES GOVERNMENT SUPPORT GROWTH MONITORING HEALTH INTERVENTIONS HEALTH OUTCOMES HEALTH WORKERS HIV HOLISTIC DEVELOPMENT HOLISTIC PROGRAMMING HOME VISITS HOSPITAL HOUSEHOLD LEVEL HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HYGIENE IMMIGRANT IMMUNIZATION IMMUNIZATIONS IMPACT ON CHILDREN IMPORTANT POLICY INFANT INFANT FEEDING INFANT MORTALITY INFANT MORTALITY RATES INFANTS INFORMATION SYSTEMS INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY INTERNATIONAL COMPARISONS INVESTMENTS IN EDUCATION IODINE DEFICIENCY IRON ISOLATION LEARNING LEVEL OF DEVELOPMENT LEVELS OF EDUCATION LOCATION OF SERVICES LOW-INCOME COUNTRIES MALARIA MALNUTRITION MANDATES MARKETING MATERIAL RESOURCES MATERNAL DEATH MATERNAL DEATHS MATERNAL HEALTH MATERNITY LEAVE MEDICAL PERSONNEL MENTAL MENTAL RETARDATION MINISTRIES OF HEALTH MINISTRY OF EDUCATION MINISTRY OF HEALTH MINORITY MORBIDITY MOSQUITO NETS MOTHER MOTHER-TO-CHILD MOTHER-TO-CHILD TRANSMISSION NATIONAL AGENDA NATIONAL LAWS NATIONAL LEVEL NATIONAL LEVELS NATIONAL POLICY NEONATAL MORTALITY NEWBORN NUMBER OF CHILDREN NUTRITION COMPONENTS NUTRITION EDUCATION NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCIES ORPHANS OUTREACH WORKERS PARENTAL LEAVE PARENTING PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT PHYSICAL GROWTH POLICY DECISIONS POLICY DEVELOPMENT POLICY FRAMEWORK POLICY GOALS POLICY LEVEL POLICY LEVER POLITICAL LEADERSHIP POLITICAL PARTY POOR FAMILIES POOR HEALTH POOR NUTRITION PRACTITIONERS PREGNANCY PREGNANT WOMAN PREGNANT WOMEN PRENATAL CARE PREPRIMARY EDUCATION PREPRIMARY SCHOOL ENROLLMENT PRESCHOOL PROGRAMS PRESCHOOLS PREVENTABLE DISEASES PRIMARY SCHOOL PROGRESS PROTECTION OF CHILDREN PROVISION OF SERVICES PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC POLICY PUBLIC SERVICES QUALITY ASSURANCE QUALITY SERVICES REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS RESOURCE ALLOCATION RESOURCE ALLOCATIONS RESOURCE CONSTRAINTS RESPONSIBILITIES OF MEN RIGHTS OF CHILDREN RISK FACTORS RISKY BEHAVIORS RURAL AREAS SANITATION SCHOOL HEALTH SCHOOL READINESS SCHOOL SYSTEMS SCHOOL YEARS SCREENING SECONDARY EDUCATION SECONDARY SCHOOL SECTORAL POLICIES SEGMENTS OF SOCIETY SERVICE DELIVERY SERVICE DELIVERY PERSONNEL SERVICE PROVIDERS SERVICE PROVISION SIBLINGS SKILLED ATTENDANT SKILLED ATTENDANTS SOCIAL ASSISTANCE SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL POLICIES SOCIAL PROTECTION SOCIAL PROTECTION POLICIES SOCIAL SUPPORT SOCIAL WELFARE SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS SPECIAL NEEDS STDS STILLBIRTH TERTIARY EDUCATION TODDLERS UNIVERSAL ACCESS USER FEES VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY VOCATIONAL TRAINING VULNERABLE CHILDREN VULNERABLE FAMILIES WOMEN OF CHILDBEARING AGE WORK FORCE WORKFORCE YOUNG CHILDREN YOUNGER CHILDREN
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/01/20151897/matters-most-early-childhood-development-framework-paper http://hdl.handle.net/10986/20174