Liberia Early Years Policy Note 2018
Investment in young children in Liberia is a critical aspect to Liberia's development agenda. While progress is being made, greater momentum is needed to ensure that young children develop and thrive along physical, cognitive, language and soc...
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okr-10986-320072021-05-25T09:25:40Z Liberia Early Years Policy Note 2018 World Bank EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT HEALTH EXPENDITURE REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH NEWBORN HEALTH EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION CHILD HEALTH PRESCHOOL EDUCATION FOOD SECURITY NUTRITION SERVICE DELIVERY WATER AND SANITATION Investment in young children in Liberia is a critical aspect to Liberia's development agenda. While progress is being made, greater momentum is needed to ensure that young children develop and thrive along physical, cognitive, language and socio-emotional dimensions. The quality and quantity of early experiences in the first thousand days lay the foundation for children's brain development, which includes good nutrition, early stimulation, and safe and secure environments. Healthy brains in turn influence health and education outcomes in subsequent years which translates into economic growth. Investments in early experiences yield better health, better school readiness, and higher academic performance which in turn leads to higher economic productivity. The pathway to early childhood development (ECD) starts in utero, therefore, investments in pre-natal services and healthy pregnancies are the starting points to healthy childhoods and productive adulthood. Investment in the early years is a proven gateway to a country's economic growth and development. To reap full benefits of ECD investments, it is critical to start early and integrate programs across health, nutrition, education, and social or child protection sectors. Over the past three decades, Liberia made some improvements in the well-being of the youngest in the country. Despite progress, coverage of services remains low across the ECD continuum from conception through birth to child health and pre-school packages. To conclude, existing guidelines for center or facility-based delivery of ECD services should be reviewed and revised to ensure integration of services. 2019-07-01T21:23:50Z 2019-07-01T21:23:50Z 2019-06-19 Policy Note http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/844711561036030017/Liberia-Early-Years-Policy-Note-2018 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/32007 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Policy Note Economic & Sector Work Africa Liberia |
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EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT HEALTH EXPENDITURE REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH NEWBORN HEALTH EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION CHILD HEALTH PRESCHOOL EDUCATION FOOD SECURITY NUTRITION SERVICE DELIVERY WATER AND SANITATION |
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EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT HEALTH EXPENDITURE REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH NEWBORN HEALTH EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION CHILD HEALTH PRESCHOOL EDUCATION FOOD SECURITY NUTRITION SERVICE DELIVERY WATER AND SANITATION World Bank Liberia Early Years Policy Note 2018 |
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Investment in young children in Liberia
is a critical aspect to Liberia's development agenda.
While progress is being made, greater momentum is needed to
ensure that young children develop and thrive along
physical, cognitive, language and socio-emotional
dimensions. The quality and quantity of early experiences in
the first thousand days lay the foundation for
children's brain development, which includes good
nutrition, early stimulation, and safe and secure
environments. Healthy brains in turn influence health and
education outcomes in subsequent years which translates into
economic growth. Investments in early experiences yield
better health, better school readiness, and higher academic
performance which in turn leads to higher economic
productivity. The pathway to early childhood development
(ECD) starts in utero, therefore, investments in pre-natal
services and healthy pregnancies are the starting points to
healthy childhoods and productive adulthood. Investment in
the early years is a proven gateway to a country's
economic growth and development. To reap full benefits of
ECD investments, it is critical to start early and integrate
programs across health, nutrition, education, and social or
child protection sectors. Over the past three decades,
Liberia made some improvements in the well-being of the
youngest in the country. Despite progress, coverage of
services remains low across the ECD continuum from
conception through birth to child health and pre-school
packages. To conclude, existing guidelines for center or
facility-based delivery of ECD services should be reviewed
and revised to ensure integration of services. |
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