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9780821350508

From Early Child Development to Human Development Investing in Our Children's Future

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  • ISBN13:

    9780821350508

  • ISBN10:

    0821350501

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2002-03-01
  • Publisher: World Bank Publications

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Summary

The World Bank convened a global conference in April 2000, to address the benefits and challenges of investing in early childhood development. The fact is that 125 million primary-school age children are not in school; another 150 million children drop out of primary school before they complete four years of education; and almost one-half of the children in the least developed countries of the world do not have access to primary education. With the publication of this volume, which contains the conference proceedings, the World Bank hopes to encourage a broader investment by countries, companies, organisations and private sector institutions in early child development. The book is in five sections: the benefits of investing in the young; measuring the early opportunity gap; evaluating the effectiveness of early childhood programmes; the private sectors influence on the public sector; investing in the future - action and policy.

Table of Contents

Foreword
Acknowledgments
Introduction and Overviewp. 1
The Benefits of Investing in Young Children
Early Child Development and the Brain - the Base for Health, Learning, and Behavior Throughout Lifep. 23
From Child Development to Human Developmentp. 63
Measuring the Early Opportunity Gap
Standards of Care: Investments to Improve Children's Educational Outcomes in Latin Americap. 81
Ensuring a Fair Start for All Children: The Case of Brazilp. 123
Evaluating the Effectiveness of Early Childhood Programs
Investing in Effective Childcare and Education: Lessons from Researchp. 145
Mapping and Documenting Effective Programmingp. 195
Effective Early Childhood Programs: The U.S. Head Start Experiencep. 219
Elements of Quality in Home Visiting Programs: Three Jamaican Modelsp. 233
The Private Sector's Influence on the Public Sector
Role of the Private Sector in Early Child Developmentp. 257
Communities Can Make a Difference: Five Cases Across Continentsp. 293
Investing in the Future: Action and Policy
Narrowing the Gap for Poor Childrenp. 363
The Political Challenge: Commitment and Cooperationp. 375
Authorsp. 393
Indexp. 397
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