No Small Matter : The Impact of
Poverty, Shocks, and Human Capital Investments in Early
Childhood Development

No Small Matter : The Impact of Poverty, Shocks, and Human Capital Investments in Early Childhood Development

The relative lack of attention to early childhood development in many developing countries remains a puzzle, and an opportunity. There is increasing evidence that investments in the nutritional, cognitive, and socio-emotional development of young c...

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Main Author:	Alderman, Harold
Format:	Publication
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank 2012
Subjects:	ACHIEVEMENT ADDICTION AGE GROUPS AGED ANXIETY ATTENTION BASIC EDUCATION BRAIN DEVELOPMENT CARE CENTERS CAREGIVERS CHILD HEALTH CHILD MORTALITY CLINICS COGNITION COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT COGNITIVE OUTCOMES COGNITIVE SKILLS COMMUNITY HEALTH DAY CARE DAY CARE CENTERS DEMAND FOR EDUCATION DEPRESSION DEVELOPMENTAL POTENTIAL DONOR SUPPORT DROPOUTS EARLY CHILD DEVELOPMENT EARLY CHILDHOOD EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION EARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTIONS EARLY INTERVENTION EARLY INTERVENTIONS EARLY STIMULATION ECD ECD POLICIES ECD PROGRAMS EDUCATION PROGRAMS EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES ENROLLMENT ENROLLMENT RATES ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS FAMILIES GENDER GROSS ENROLLMENT GROSS ENROLLMENT RATES HEALTH SERVICES HOME VISITS HUMAN DEVELOPMENT INDIVIDUAL COUNSELING INFANT MORTALITY INTELLIGENCE INTERVENTION INTERVENTIONS LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT LANGUAGE STIMULATION LEARNING LEARNING MATERIALS LEGAL STATUS LIFE CYCLE LOW BIRTH WEIGHT MALNUTRITION MEMORY MENTAL MENTAL DEVELOPMENT MIGRATION MORBIDITY MORTALITY NUTRITION NUTRITIONAL STATUS ORPHANS PARENTING PERSONALITY PHYSICAL GROWTH POLLUTION PREPRIMARY SCHOOL ENROLLMENT PRESCHOOL EDUCATION PRESCHOOL ENROLLMENT PRESCHOOL PROGRAMS PRESCHOOLS PRIMARY EDUCATION PRIMARY SCHOOL PRIMARY SCHOOL EDUCATION PRIMARY SCHOOLS PSYCHOLOGY PUBLIC HEALTH READERS READING RECOGNITION RISK FACTORS RURAL AREAS SCHOOL READINESS SCHOOLING SIBLINGS SMOKING SOCIAL BEHAVIOR SPEECH STORYTELLING UNIVERSAL PRIMARY EDUCATION VIOLENCE WAGES WORKERS WORKING MEMORY YOUNG CHILDREN YOUTH
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