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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Main Authors:	Denboba, Amina D., Sayre, Rebecca K., Wodon, Quentin T., Elder, Leslie K., Rawlings, Laura B., Lombardi, Joan
Format:	Working Paper
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2015
Subjects:	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
Online Access:	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