Stepping Up Early Childhood Development : Investing in Young Children for High Returns
Investing in young children is one of the best investments that countries can make. A child s earliest years present a unique window of opportunity to address inequality, break the cycle of poverty, and improve a wide range of outcomes later in lif...
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ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES ADEQUATE DIET AGED ANTENATAL CARE ANTENATAL VISITS BABIES BABY BASIC EDUCATION BASIC SANITATION BEHAVIOR CHANGE BIRTH REGISTRATION BIRTH WEIGHT BREAST FEEDING BREASTFEEDING BULLETIN CAPACITY BUILDING CARE FOR CHILDREN CAREGIVER TRAINING CAREGIVERS CHILD CARE CHILD DEVELOPMENT CHILD GROWTH CHILD HEALTH CHILD HEALTH CARE CHILD LABOR CHILD MORBIDITY CHILD MORTALITY CHILD NUTRITION CHILD PROTECTION CHILD SURVIVAL CHILDCARE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY EDUCATION COMPLEMENTARY FOOD COMPLICATIONS CONTRACEPTIVE METHODS COUNSELORS CYCLE OF POVERTY DEATHS OF CHILDREN DELIVERY COSTS DEPRESSION DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY DIETS DISABILITY DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN DISEASES DOMESTIC VIOLENCE DRINKING WATER DROPOUT DRUGS EARLY CHILD DEVELOPMENT EARLY CHILDHOOD EARLY CHILDHOOD CARE EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION EARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTION EARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTIONS EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMS EARLY DEATH EARLY MARRIAGE ECCE ECD ECD POLICIES ECD PROGRAMS EMERGENCY OBSTETRIC CARE EPIDEMIOLOGY EQUITABLE ACCESS EXPOSURE TO VIOLENCE FAMILIES FAMILY PLANNING FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES FAMILY SIZE FAMILY SUPPORT FOLIC ACID FUTURE GROWTH FUTURE MOTHERS GENDER GENDER INEQUALITY GLOBAL HEALTH GLOBAL POLICY GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT GROWTH MONITORING HEALTH CARE HEALTH INSURANCE HEALTH INTERVENTIONS HEALTH MINISTRIES HEALTH OUTCOMES HEALTH PLANNING HEALTH POLICY HEALTH RISKS HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH SYSTEM HEALTH WORKERS HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS HOLISTIC DEVELOPMENT HOME VISITING HOME VISITS HOSPITAL HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HYGIENE ILL-HEALTH ILLNESS ILLNESSES IMMUNIZATION IMMUNIZATIONS INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT INFANT INFANT HEALTH INFANT MORBIDITY INFANT MORTALITY INFANTS INFERTILITY INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY INTERVENTION IODINE DEFICIENCY IRON LABOR FORCE LACK OF AWARENESS LEARNING LEARNING ACTIVITIES LEVEL OF EDUCATION LIFESTYLES LOCAL AUTHORITIES LOW BIRTH WEIGHT MALARIA MALNUTRITION MALNUTRITION AMONG CHILDREN MATERNAL CAUSES MATERNAL DEATHS MATERNAL HEALTH MATERNAL MORTALITY MENTAL MENTAL DEVELOPMENT MICRONUTRIENT SUPPLEMENTATION MIGRATION MINISTRY OF EDUCATION MINISTRY OF HEALTH MORBIDITY MORTALITY MOTHER NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT NATIONAL LEVEL NEONATAL HEALTH NEONATAL MORTALITY NEWBORN NEWBORN HEALTH NEWBORNS NUMBER OF CHILDREN NUTRITION NUTRITIONAL STATUS OBSTETRIC COMPLICATIONS OUTPATIENT CARE PARENTAL LEAVE PARENTING PARENTING EDUCATION PATIENT PEDIATRICS PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT PHYSICAL GROWTH PHYSICAL HEALTH POLICY DIALOGUE POLICY FRAMEWORK POLICY GOALS POLICY MAKERS POLICY RESEARCH POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER POPULATION GROUPS PRACTITIONERS PREGNANCIES PREGNANCY PREGNANT WOMAN PREGNANT WOMEN PREPRIMARY EDUCATION PRESCHOOL EDUCATION PRESCHOOLS PREVENTION INTERVENTIONS PRIMARY EDUCATION PRIMARY SCHOOL PRIMARY SCHOOLS PROGRESS PUBLIC EDUCATION PUBLIC HEALTH QUALITY IMPROVEMENT QUALITY SERVICES REFERRAL SYSTEM REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS RESIDENTIAL CARE RESPECT RISK FACTORS RURAL AREAS SAFE WATER SAFETY NET SANITATION SCHOOL ATTENDANCE SCHOOL READINESS SCREENING SERVICE DELIVERY SERVICE PROVIDERS SERVICE PROVISION SKILLED ATTENDANCE SKILLED ATTENDANCE AT DELIVERY SKILLED HEALTH PERSONNEL SOCIAL NETWORKS SOCIAL POLICY SOCIAL SCIENCE SOCIAL SERVICES SOCIAL STATUS SOCIAL SUPPORT SOCIAL WELFARE TETANUS TREATMENT OF INFERTILITY UNFPA VACCINATION VIOLENCE VULNERABILITY VULNERABLE FAMILIES VULNERABLE GROUPS WOMAN WORKERS WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION YOUNG CHILD YOUNG CHILDREN |
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ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES ADEQUATE DIET AGED ANTENATAL CARE ANTENATAL VISITS BABIES BABY BASIC EDUCATION BASIC SANITATION BEHAVIOR CHANGE BIRTH REGISTRATION BIRTH WEIGHT BREAST FEEDING BREASTFEEDING BULLETIN CAPACITY BUILDING CARE FOR CHILDREN CAREGIVER TRAINING CAREGIVERS CHILD CARE CHILD DEVELOPMENT CHILD GROWTH CHILD HEALTH CHILD HEALTH CARE CHILD LABOR CHILD MORBIDITY CHILD MORTALITY CHILD NUTRITION CHILD PROTECTION CHILD SURVIVAL CHILDCARE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY EDUCATION COMPLEMENTARY FOOD COMPLICATIONS CONTRACEPTIVE METHODS COUNSELORS CYCLE OF POVERTY DEATHS OF CHILDREN DELIVERY COSTS DEPRESSION DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY DIETS DISABILITY DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN DISEASES DOMESTIC VIOLENCE DRINKING WATER DROPOUT DRUGS EARLY CHILD DEVELOPMENT EARLY CHILDHOOD EARLY CHILDHOOD CARE EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION EARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTION EARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTIONS EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMS EARLY DEATH EARLY MARRIAGE ECCE ECD ECD POLICIES ECD PROGRAMS EMERGENCY OBSTETRIC CARE EPIDEMIOLOGY EQUITABLE ACCESS EXPOSURE TO VIOLENCE FAMILIES FAMILY PLANNING FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES FAMILY SIZE FAMILY SUPPORT FOLIC ACID FUTURE GROWTH FUTURE MOTHERS GENDER GENDER INEQUALITY GLOBAL HEALTH GLOBAL POLICY GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT GROWTH MONITORING HEALTH CARE HEALTH INSURANCE HEALTH INTERVENTIONS HEALTH MINISTRIES HEALTH OUTCOMES HEALTH PLANNING HEALTH POLICY HEALTH RISKS HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH SYSTEM HEALTH WORKERS HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS HOLISTIC DEVELOPMENT HOME VISITING HOME VISITS HOSPITAL HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HYGIENE ILL-HEALTH ILLNESS ILLNESSES IMMUNIZATION IMMUNIZATIONS INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT INFANT INFANT HEALTH INFANT MORBIDITY INFANT MORTALITY INFANTS INFERTILITY INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY INTERVENTION IODINE DEFICIENCY IRON LABOR FORCE LACK OF AWARENESS LEARNING LEARNING ACTIVITIES LEVEL OF EDUCATION LIFESTYLES LOCAL AUTHORITIES LOW BIRTH WEIGHT MALARIA MALNUTRITION MALNUTRITION AMONG CHILDREN MATERNAL CAUSES MATERNAL DEATHS MATERNAL HEALTH MATERNAL MORTALITY MENTAL MENTAL DEVELOPMENT MICRONUTRIENT SUPPLEMENTATION MIGRATION MINISTRY OF EDUCATION MINISTRY OF HEALTH MORBIDITY MORTALITY MOTHER NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT NATIONAL LEVEL NEONATAL HEALTH NEONATAL MORTALITY NEWBORN NEWBORN HEALTH NEWBORNS NUMBER OF CHILDREN NUTRITION NUTRITIONAL STATUS OBSTETRIC COMPLICATIONS OUTPATIENT CARE PARENTAL LEAVE PARENTING PARENTING EDUCATION PATIENT PEDIATRICS PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT PHYSICAL GROWTH PHYSICAL HEALTH POLICY DIALOGUE POLICY FRAMEWORK POLICY GOALS POLICY MAKERS POLICY RESEARCH POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER POPULATION GROUPS PRACTITIONERS PREGNANCIES PREGNANCY PREGNANT WOMAN PREGNANT WOMEN PREPRIMARY EDUCATION PRESCHOOL EDUCATION PRESCHOOLS PREVENTION INTERVENTIONS PRIMARY EDUCATION PRIMARY SCHOOL PRIMARY SCHOOLS PROGRESS PUBLIC EDUCATION PUBLIC HEALTH QUALITY IMPROVEMENT QUALITY SERVICES REFERRAL SYSTEM REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS RESIDENTIAL CARE RESPECT RISK FACTORS RURAL AREAS SAFE WATER SAFETY NET SANITATION SCHOOL ATTENDANCE SCHOOL READINESS SCREENING SERVICE DELIVERY SERVICE PROVIDERS SERVICE PROVISION SKILLED ATTENDANCE SKILLED ATTENDANCE AT DELIVERY SKILLED HEALTH PERSONNEL SOCIAL NETWORKS SOCIAL POLICY SOCIAL SCIENCE SOCIAL SERVICES SOCIAL STATUS SOCIAL SUPPORT SOCIAL WELFARE TETANUS TREATMENT OF INFERTILITY UNFPA VACCINATION VIOLENCE VULNERABILITY VULNERABLE FAMILIES VULNERABLE GROUPS WOMAN WORKERS WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION YOUNG CHILD YOUNG CHILDREN Denboba, Amina D. Sayre, Rebecca K. Wodon, Quentin T. Elder, Leslie K. Rawlings, Laura B. Lombardi, Joan Stepping Up Early Childhood Development : Investing in Young Children for High Returns |
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Investing in young children is one of
the best investments that countries can make. A child s
earliest years present a unique window of opportunity to
address inequality, break the cycle of poverty, and improve
a wide range of outcomes later in life. Recent brain
research suggests the need for holistic approaches to
learning, growth, and development, recognizing that young
children s physical and intellectual well-being, as well as
their socio-emotional and cognitive development, are
interrelated. To fully benefit from future opportunities in
life and become productive members of society, by the end of
early childhood, young children must be: healthy and
well-nourished; securely attached to caregivers; able to
interact positively with families, teachers, and peers; able
to communicate in their native language; and ready to learn
throughout primary school. This document draws on these
existing frameworks and broad evidence on the impacts of ECD
interventions. It summarizes some of the existing literature
on this topic with the aim to identify key interventions
needed for children. The document is intended to provide an
easily accessible introduction to interventions and
integrated services that could help policymakers and
practitioners think about how to effectively invest in ECD.
In addition to identifying key interventions, the document
outlines four principles that can help countries design and
implement strong ECD policies and programs. Countries
should: (i) prepare an ECD diagnostic and strategy; (ii)
implement widely through coordination; (iii) create
synergies and cost savings through integrated interventions;
and (iv) monitor, evaluate, and scale up successful
interventions. In terms of interventions, within the ECD
period, 25 key interventions are identified as essential for
a child s growth and development. For each intervention,
illustrative costs and impacts are provided. These are based
on existing evidence and are only intended to be indicative.
The document suggests that these interventions can be
delivered through five integrated packages at different
stages in a child s life. The five packages of interventions
include: (a) the family support package, which should be
provided throughout the ECD period, (b) the pregnancy
package, (c) the birth package (from birth to six months),
(d) the child health and development package, and (e) the
preschool package. |
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Publications & Research :: Working Paper |
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Denboba, Amina D. Sayre, Rebecca K. Wodon, Quentin T. Elder, Leslie K. Rawlings, Laura B. Lombardi, Joan |
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Denboba, Amina D. Sayre, Rebecca K. Wodon, Quentin T. Elder, Leslie K. Rawlings, Laura B. Lombardi, Joan |
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Denboba, Amina D. |
| title |
Stepping Up Early Childhood Development : Investing in Young Children for High Returns |
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Stepping Up Early Childhood Development : Investing in Young Children for High Returns |
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Stepping Up Early Childhood Development : Investing in Young Children for High Returns |
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Stepping Up Early Childhood Development : Investing in Young Children for High Returns |
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Stepping Up Early Childhood Development : Investing in Young Children for High Returns |
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stepping up early childhood development : investing in young children for high returns |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2015 |
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okr-10986-210942021-06-14T10:19:35Z Stepping Up Early Childhood Development : Investing in Young Children for High Returns Denboba, Amina D. Sayre, Rebecca K. Wodon, Quentin T. Elder, Leslie K. Rawlings, Laura B. Lombardi, Joan ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES ADEQUATE DIET AGED ANTENATAL CARE ANTENATAL VISITS BABIES BABY BASIC EDUCATION BASIC SANITATION BEHAVIOR CHANGE BIRTH REGISTRATION BIRTH WEIGHT BREAST FEEDING BREASTFEEDING BULLETIN CAPACITY BUILDING CARE FOR CHILDREN CAREGIVER TRAINING CAREGIVERS CHILD CARE CHILD DEVELOPMENT CHILD GROWTH CHILD HEALTH CHILD HEALTH CARE CHILD LABOR CHILD MORBIDITY CHILD MORTALITY CHILD NUTRITION CHILD PROTECTION CHILD SURVIVAL CHILDCARE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY EDUCATION COMPLEMENTARY FOOD COMPLICATIONS CONTRACEPTIVE METHODS COUNSELORS CYCLE OF POVERTY DEATHS OF CHILDREN DELIVERY COSTS DEPRESSION DEVELOPING COUNTRIES DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY DIETS DISABILITY DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN DISEASES DOMESTIC VIOLENCE DRINKING WATER DROPOUT DRUGS EARLY CHILD DEVELOPMENT EARLY CHILDHOOD EARLY CHILDHOOD CARE EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION EARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTION EARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTIONS EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMS EARLY DEATH EARLY MARRIAGE ECCE ECD ECD POLICIES ECD PROGRAMS EMERGENCY OBSTETRIC CARE EPIDEMIOLOGY EQUITABLE ACCESS EXPOSURE TO VIOLENCE FAMILIES FAMILY PLANNING FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES FAMILY SIZE FAMILY SUPPORT FOLIC ACID FUTURE GROWTH FUTURE MOTHERS GENDER GENDER INEQUALITY GLOBAL HEALTH GLOBAL POLICY GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT GROWTH MONITORING HEALTH CARE HEALTH INSURANCE HEALTH INTERVENTIONS HEALTH MINISTRIES HEALTH OUTCOMES HEALTH PLANNING HEALTH POLICY HEALTH RISKS HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH SYSTEM HEALTH WORKERS HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS HOLISTIC DEVELOPMENT HOME VISITING HOME VISITS HOSPITAL HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HYGIENE ILL-HEALTH ILLNESS ILLNESSES IMMUNIZATION IMMUNIZATIONS INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT INFANT INFANT HEALTH INFANT MORBIDITY INFANT MORTALITY INFANTS INFERTILITY INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY INTERVENTION IODINE DEFICIENCY IRON LABOR FORCE LACK OF AWARENESS LEARNING LEARNING ACTIVITIES LEVEL OF EDUCATION LIFESTYLES LOCAL AUTHORITIES LOW BIRTH WEIGHT MALARIA MALNUTRITION MALNUTRITION AMONG CHILDREN MATERNAL CAUSES MATERNAL DEATHS MATERNAL HEALTH MATERNAL MORTALITY MENTAL MENTAL DEVELOPMENT MICRONUTRIENT SUPPLEMENTATION MIGRATION MINISTRY OF EDUCATION MINISTRY OF HEALTH MORBIDITY MORTALITY MOTHER NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT NATIONAL LEVEL NEONATAL HEALTH NEONATAL MORTALITY NEWBORN NEWBORN HEALTH NEWBORNS NUMBER OF CHILDREN NUTRITION NUTRITIONAL STATUS OBSTETRIC COMPLICATIONS OUTPATIENT CARE PARENTAL LEAVE PARENTING PARENTING EDUCATION PATIENT PEDIATRICS PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT PHYSICAL GROWTH PHYSICAL HEALTH POLICY DIALOGUE POLICY FRAMEWORK POLICY GOALS POLICY MAKERS POLICY RESEARCH POLICY RESEARCH WORKING PAPER POPULATION GROUPS PRACTITIONERS PREGNANCIES PREGNANCY PREGNANT WOMAN PREGNANT WOMEN PREPRIMARY EDUCATION PRESCHOOL EDUCATION PRESCHOOLS PREVENTION INTERVENTIONS PRIMARY EDUCATION PRIMARY SCHOOL PRIMARY SCHOOLS PROGRESS PUBLIC EDUCATION PUBLIC HEALTH QUALITY IMPROVEMENT QUALITY SERVICES REFERRAL SYSTEM REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS RESIDENTIAL CARE RESPECT RISK FACTORS RURAL AREAS SAFE WATER SAFETY NET SANITATION SCHOOL ATTENDANCE SCHOOL READINESS SCREENING SERVICE DELIVERY SERVICE PROVIDERS SERVICE PROVISION SKILLED ATTENDANCE SKILLED ATTENDANCE AT DELIVERY SKILLED HEALTH PERSONNEL SOCIAL NETWORKS SOCIAL POLICY SOCIAL SCIENCE SOCIAL SERVICES SOCIAL STATUS SOCIAL SUPPORT SOCIAL WELFARE TETANUS TREATMENT OF INFERTILITY UNFPA VACCINATION VIOLENCE VULNERABILITY VULNERABLE FAMILIES VULNERABLE GROUPS WOMAN WORKERS WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION YOUNG CHILD YOUNG CHILDREN Investing in young children is one of the best investments that countries can make. A child s earliest years present a unique window of opportunity to address inequality, break the cycle of poverty, and improve a wide range of outcomes later in life. Recent brain research suggests the need for holistic approaches to learning, growth, and development, recognizing that young children s physical and intellectual well-being, as well as their socio-emotional and cognitive development, are interrelated. To fully benefit from future opportunities in life and become productive members of society, by the end of early childhood, young children must be: healthy and well-nourished; securely attached to caregivers; able to interact positively with families, teachers, and peers; able to communicate in their native language; and ready to learn throughout primary school. This document draws on these existing frameworks and broad evidence on the impacts of ECD interventions. It summarizes some of the existing literature on this topic with the aim to identify key interventions needed for children. The document is intended to provide an easily accessible introduction to interventions and integrated services that could help policymakers and practitioners think about how to effectively invest in ECD. In addition to identifying key interventions, the document outlines four principles that can help countries design and implement strong ECD policies and programs. Countries should: (i) prepare an ECD diagnostic and strategy; (ii) implement widely through coordination; (iii) create synergies and cost savings through integrated interventions; and (iv) monitor, evaluate, and scale up successful interventions. In terms of interventions, within the ECD period, 25 key interventions are identified as essential for a child s growth and development. For each intervention, illustrative costs and impacts are provided. These are based on existing evidence and are only intended to be indicative. The document suggests that these interventions can be delivered through five integrated packages at different stages in a child s life. The five packages of interventions include: (a) the family support package, which should be provided throughout the ECD period, (b) the pregnancy package, (c) the birth package (from birth to six months), (d) the child health and development package, and (e) the preschool package. 2015-01-05T23:25:58Z 2015-01-05T23:25:58Z 2014-10 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2014/10/20479606/stepping-up-early-childhood-development-investing-young-children-high-returns http://hdl.handle.net/10986/21094 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Working Paper Publications & Research |