Investing in Young Children : An Early Childhood Development Guide for Policy Dialogue and Project Preparation

Investing in young children is the responsible thing to do. All children deserve a chance to grow into healthy, educated, and competent people, no matter where and when they were born. While parents bear most of the responsibility for raising their...

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Main Authors:	Naudeau, Sophie, Kataoka, Naoko, Valerio, Alexandria, Neuman, Michelle J., Elder, Leslie Kennedy
Format:	Publication
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank 2012
Subjects:	ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT ACCESS TO EDUCATION ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES ADAPTATION ADDICTION ADEQUATE NUTRITION ADJUSTMENT ADOLESCENT GIRLS ADULT LIFE AGED ARITHMETIC ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENTS ATTENTION BEHAVIOR CHANGE BREASTFEEDING CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES CAREGIVERS CHILD CARE CHILD DEVELOPMENT CHILD EDUCATION CHILD GROWTH CHILD HEALTH CHILD MORTALITY CHILD RIGHTS CHILD SURVIVAL CHILD WELFARE CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT INTERVENTIONS COGNITIVE ABILITY COGNITIVE ACHIEVEMENT COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT COGNITIVE OUTCOMES COGNITIVE PROCESSES COGNITIVE SKILLS COHORT STUDIES COMMUNITY HEALTH COMPETENCE CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD CURIOSITY DAP DELINQUENCY DEVELOPMENTAL POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY DIABETES DIARRHEAL DISEASES DIPHTHERIA DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN EARLY BRAIN DEVELOPMENT EARLY CHILD DEVELOPMENT EARLY CHILDHOOD EARLY CHILDHOOD CARE EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION EARLY CHILDHOOD ENVIRONMENT RATING SCALE EARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTION EARLY EDUCATION EARLY GRADES EARLY INTERVENTION EARLY LEARNING EARLY STIMULATION EARLY YEARS OF LIFE ECCD ECCE ECD ECD PROGRAMS ECERS EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES EDUCATIONAL PERFORMANCE EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT ENROLLMENT ENROLLMENT OF GIRLS ENROLLMENT RATES ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS EPIDEMIOLOGY EXTENDED FAMILY FAMILIES FAMILY MEMBERS FINE MOTOR SKILLS FIRST GRADE FORMAL LEARNING GIRLS GRADE RETENTION HEALTH CARE HEALTH OUTCOMES HEALTH SERVICES HEALTHY GROWTH HOME VISITS HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HYGIENE HYPERTENSION IMAGINATION IMMUNIZATION INFANCY INFANT MORTALITY INFANTS INHIBITION INSTRUCTION INTERVENTION INTERVENTIONS IODINE DEFICIENCY IRON JUVENILE KINDERGARTEN KNOWLEDGE GAPS LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT LEARNING LEARNING ACHIEVEMENT LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES LEARNING OUTCOMES LEGAL STATUS LIFE CYCLE LITERACY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT MALNUTRITION MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM MARIJUANA MEASLES MEMORY MENTAL DEVELOPMENT MENTAL HEALTH MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS MENTAL RETARDATION MORBIDITY MORTALITY MOTIVATION NAEYC NATIONAL EDUCATION NEEDS ASSESSMENT NUTRITION OBESITY OLDER CHILDREN OLDER GIRLS PARENT EDUCATION PARENTING PATIENT PERCEPTION PHYSICAL ACTIVITY PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT PHYSICAL GROWTH PLAYING PRE-SCHOOL EDUCATION PREGNANCY PREGNANT WOMEN PRENATAL NUTRITION PREPRIMARY EDUCATION PRESCHOOL EDUCATION PRESCHOOL PROGRAMS PRESCHOOLS PRIMARY SCHOOL PRIMARY SCHOOL LEVEL PRIMARY SCHOOL PERFORMANCE PRIVATE EXPENDITURE PSYCHIATRY PSYCHOMOTOR SKILLS PUBLIC EXPENDITURE PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC SCHOOLS QUALITY OF LEARNING READING REPETITION RATES RISK FACTORS SCHOOL READINESS SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN SCHOOLING SCHOOLS SCREENING SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS SIBLINGS SMOKING SOCIAL ASSISTANCE SOCIAL BEHAVIOR SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL EXCLUSION SOCIAL PROTECTION SOCIAL SKILLS SPECIAL EDUCATION SPEECH STUDENT LEARNING SUBSTANCE USE TEACHERS TETANUS THOUGHTS TODDLERS UNEMPLOYMENT VERBAL COMMUNICATION VULNERABLE CHILDREN VULNERABLE GROUPS WORKERS YOUNG ADULT YOUNG CHILDREN YOUNGSTERS YOUTH
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Summary:	Investing in young children is the responsible thing to do. All children deserve a chance to grow into healthy, educated, and competent people, no matter where and when they were born. While parents bear most of the responsibility for raising their children, especially in the early years of life, governments also have an important role during this critical time of human capital accumulation. For example, governments can ensure that all expectant mothers and young children have access to quality health services and nutrition. They can support parents and other caregivers in providing a positive and stimulating environment for children from birth on by promoting parenting information programs, investing in direct services such as home-based visits, funding daycare centers and preschools, or providing financial incentives to access good quality programs for infants and children. This Early Childhood Development (ECD) guide presents lessons and experiences that have been useful in informing the policy debate about ECD interventions and the design of such programs across the world. Whether the user of this guide is at the initial stage of deciding whether to expand an ECD portfolio or already in the program design stage, the content offers a range of evidence- based options to inform policy and investment choices.

Investing in Young Children : An Early Childhood Development Guide for Policy Dialogue and Project Preparation

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