Strengthening Early Childhood Development Policies and Programs in Latin America and the Caribbean

The objective of this Policy Note is to provide a tool for countries in the Latin America and the Caribbean region to take stock of Early Childhood Development (ECD) programs and policies in their territory. By benchmarking against other programs a...

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Main Authors:	Vegas, Emiliana, Silva, Veronica
Format:	Policy Note
Language:	English en_US
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2017
Subjects:	ADOLESCENTS AFFECTION AGED AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT BABIES BASIC NEEDS BREASTFEEDING CHILD DEVELOPMENT CHILD GUIDANCE CHILD HEALTH CHILD MORTALITY CHILD MORTALITY RATE CHILD PROTECTION CHILD SURVIVAL CHILDBEARING CHILDCARE CHRONIC MALNUTRITION COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT COGNITIVE SKILLS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION COMPLEMENTARY FOOD COMPREHENSIVE CARE COMPULSORY EDUCATION CONTRACEPTION CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD DIET DIETS DIPHTHERIA EARLY CHILDHOOD EARLY CHILDHOOD CARE EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT POLICIES EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION EARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTIONS EARLY CHILDHOOD YEARS EARLY EDUCATION EARLY INTERVENTIONS EARLY LEARNING EARLY STIMULATION ECD ECD POLICIES ECD PROGRAMS EDUCATION PROGRAMS EDUCATIONAL SERVICES EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT EMOTIONAL SKILLS ENFORCEMENT MECHANISMS ENROLLMENT RATE EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES ERADICATION OF POVERTY FAMILIES FAMILY EDUCATION FAMILY INCOME FAMILY WELFARE FIRST GRADE FOLIC ACID FOOD SUPPLEMENTS FORMAL EDUCATION GOVERNMENT AGENCIES GROSS ENROLLMENT HEALTH CARE HEALTH CARE SYSTEM HEALTH CENTERS HEALTH EFFECTS HEALTH OUTCOMES HEALTH POLICIES HEALTH SERVICES HEPATITIS B HOSPITAL HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN DEVELOPMENT HYGIENE IMMUNIZATION IMMUNIZATIONS IMPORTANT POLICY INCIDENCE OF POVERTY INCOME INEQUALITY INDIGENOUS PEOPLES INDIGENOUS POPULATIONS INDIVIDUAL NEEDS INEQUITIES INFANT INFANT MORTALITY INFANT MORTALITY RATES INFANTS INFLUENZA INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENTS INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION INTERVENTION IRON KINDERGARTEN KINDERGARTENS LAWS LEARNING LEGAL RIGHTS LEVEL OF DEVELOPMENT LIFE CYCLE LITERACY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT MALNOURISHED CHILDREN MALNUTRITION MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH MEASLES MEDICAL CARE MORBIDITY MORTALITY MOTHER MUMPS NATIONAL COUNCIL NATIONAL GOVERNMENT NATIONAL HEALTH SYSTEM NATIONAL LAWS NATIONAL LEVEL NATIONAL LEVELS NATIONAL PLAN NATIONAL POLICY NATIONAL PRIORITY NATIONAL PROJECT NEWBORN NEWBORNS NON-FORMAL EDUCATION NONFORMAL EDUCATION NURSING NUTRITION NUTRITIONAL DEFICIENCY NUTRITIONAL NEEDS NUTRITIONAL STATUS OBESITY OLDER ADULTS PARENTAL GUIDANCE PARENTING PARENTING EDUCATION PARENTS PATIENTS PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT PHYSICAL GROWTH POLICY DEVELOPMENT POLICY DEVELOPMENTS POLICY FRAMEWORK POLICY GOALS POLICY LEVER POLICY MAKERS POLIOMYELITIS POLITICAL LEADERSHIP POOR FAMILIES POPULATION GROUPS POPULATION STUDY PREGNANT WOMEN PRESCHOOL CHILDREN PRESCHOOL EDUCATION PREVENTABLE DISEASES PRIMARY EDUCATION PRIMARY HEALTH CARE PRIMARY HEALTH CARE SYSTEM PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS PROGRESS PROVISION OF EDUCATION PROVISION OF SERVICES PUBLIC HEALTH PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS PUBLIC SCHOOLS QUALITY ASSURANCE QUALITY CONTROL QUALITY OF LIFE QUALITY OF SERVICES REGULAR SCHOOL ATTENDANCE REGULAR SUPERVISION REPRODUCTIVE AGE RESPECT RIGHTS OF CHILDREN RUBELLA RURAL AREAS RURAL INFRASTRUCTURE RURAL LOCATIONS SCHOOL ATTENDANCE SCHOOL FEEDING PROGRAMS SCHOOL READINESS SCHOOL SYSTEM SCREENING SECONDARY EDUCATION SECTORAL POLICIES SERVICE DELIVERY SERVICE PROVIDER SERVICE PROVIDERS SMALLER FAMILIES SOCIAL ACTION SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL POLICY SOCIAL PROGRAMS SOCIAL PROTECTION SOCIAL SECURITY SOCIAL WORK SOCIOECONOMIC INEQUALITIES SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS SPECIAL NEEDS SUPPORT TO FAMILIES TARGET POPULATIONS TEACHERS TETANUS TUBERCULOSIS UNIVERSAL ACCESS URBAN AREAS VACCINATION VACCINES VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY VITAMINS VULNERABILITY VULNERABLE FAMILIES VULNERABLE POPULATIONS WOMEN OF CHILDBEARING AGE WORKERS YOUNG CHILDREN YOUTH YOUTH CLUBS
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/220481468047053918/Strengthening-public-policies-and-programs-early-childhood-development-in-Latin-America-and-the-Caribbean http://hdl.handle.net/10986/27819

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Summary:	The objective of this Policy Note is to provide a tool for countries in the Latin America and the Caribbean region to take stock of Early Childhood Development (ECD) programs and policies in their territory. By benchmarking against other programs and policies across the region, countries can identify options to strengthen Early Childhood Development. In The Promise of Early Childhood Development for Latin America and the Caribbean, Vegas and Santibanez (2010) put forth key building blocks for countries to achieve comprehensive ECD policies. These building blocks are based on the premise that all countries' share the goal of ensuring that children have adequate experiences during early childhood, which will enable them to reach their full potential during childhood, youth, and into adulthood. Vegas and Santibanez (2010) also document the state of ECD indicators in the region, which show great disparities across countries and within countries.

Strengthening Early Childhood Development Policies and Programs in Latin America and the Caribbean

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