Jamaica : 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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Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Brief
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2015
Subjects:	SKILLS BABIES ADULTHOOD SEX READING COGNITIVE SKILLS CHILDREN STUDY YOUNG ADULTS EDUCATION WAGES SCIENCE TRAINING SCHOOLS CONTROL GROUPS SCHOOLING AGE EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT EARLY SUCCESS CHILDHOOD ACTIVITIES NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTS RELATIONSHIPS CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT GROUPS SELF-ESTEEM STUDENTS EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT EARLY CHILDHOOD EMOTIONAL SUPPORT FAMILY MEMBERS LEARNING FAMILIES DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN COGNITIVE TESTS LANGUAGE EXAMS HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/05/17675151/can-disadvantaged-kids-ever-catch-up-better-off-peers http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23231

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spelling	okr-10986-232312021-04-23T14:04:14Z Jamaica : Can Disadvantaged Kids Ever Catch Up with Better-Off Peers? World Bank SKILLS BABIES ADULTHOOD SEX READING COGNITIVE SKILLS CHILDREN STUDY YOUNG ADULTS EDUCATION WAGES SCIENCE TRAINING SCHOOLS CONTROL GROUPS SCHOOLING AGE EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT EARLY SUCCESS CHILDHOOD ACTIVITIES NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTS RELATIONSHIPS CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT GROUPS SELF-ESTEEM STUDENTS EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT EARLY CHILDHOOD EMOTIONAL SUPPORT FAMILY MEMBERS LEARNING FAMILIES DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN COGNITIVE TESTS LANGUAGE EXAMS HUMAN DEVELOPMENT 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 childrens lives can be improved by ensuring that they have the right stimulation and emotional support as babies and toddlers. This Evidence to Policy note was jointly produced by the World Bank Group, the Strategic Impact Evaluation Fund (SIEF), and the British governments Department for International Development. 2015-12-08T17:48:07Z 2015-12-08T17:48:07Z 2014-05 Brief http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/05/17675151/can-disadvantaged-kids-ever-catch-up-better-off-peers http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23231 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 Jamaica
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topic	SKILLS BABIES ADULTHOOD SEX READING COGNITIVE SKILLS CHILDREN STUDY YOUNG ADULTS EDUCATION WAGES SCIENCE TRAINING SCHOOLS CONTROL GROUPS SCHOOLING AGE EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT EARLY SUCCESS CHILDHOOD ACTIVITIES NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTS RELATIONSHIPS CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT GROUPS SELF-ESTEEM STUDENTS EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT EARLY CHILDHOOD EMOTIONAL SUPPORT FAMILY MEMBERS LEARNING FAMILIES DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN COGNITIVE TESTS LANGUAGE EXAMS HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
spellingShingle	SKILLS BABIES ADULTHOOD SEX READING COGNITIVE SKILLS CHILDREN STUDY YOUNG ADULTS EDUCATION WAGES SCIENCE TRAINING SCHOOLS CONTROL GROUPS SCHOOLING AGE EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT EARLY SUCCESS CHILDHOOD ACTIVITIES NUTRITIONAL SUPPLEMENTS RELATIONSHIPS CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT GROUPS SELF-ESTEEM STUDENTS EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT EARLY CHILDHOOD EMOTIONAL SUPPORT FAMILY MEMBERS LEARNING FAMILIES DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN COGNITIVE TESTS LANGUAGE EXAMS HUMAN DEVELOPMENT World Bank Jamaica : Can Disadvantaged Kids Ever Catch Up with Better-Off Peers?
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description	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 childrens lives can be improved by ensuring that they have the right stimulation and emotional support as babies and toddlers. This Evidence to Policy note was jointly produced by the World Bank Group, the Strategic Impact Evaluation Fund (SIEF), and the British governments Department for International Development.
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title	Jamaica : Can Disadvantaged Kids Ever Catch Up with Better-Off Peers?
title_short	Jamaica : Can Disadvantaged Kids Ever Catch Up with Better-Off Peers?
title_full	Jamaica : Can Disadvantaged Kids Ever Catch Up with Better-Off Peers?
title_fullStr	Jamaica : Can Disadvantaged Kids Ever Catch Up with Better-Off Peers?
title_full_unstemmed	Jamaica : Can Disadvantaged Kids Ever Catch Up with Better-Off Peers?
title_sort	jamaica : can disadvantaged kids ever catch up with better-off peers?
publisher	Washington, DC
publishDate	2015
url	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/05/17675151/can-disadvantaged-kids-ever-catch-up-better-off-peers http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23231
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Jamaica : Can Disadvantaged Kids Ever Catch Up with Better-Off Peers?

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