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The Promise of Early Childhood Development in Latin America and the Caribbean

This book aims to fill gaps in existing knowledge about early childhood development (ECD) efforts in Latin America and the Caribbean by reviewing a selection of ECD programs in the region, including those in early childhood education, health, and nutrition, and distilling lessons related to their de...

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Main Authors: Vegas, Emiliana, Santibáñez, Lucrecia
Format: Online
Language:en_US
Published: Washington, DC: World Bank 2012
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10986/9385
https://doi.org/10.1596/978-0-8213-7759-8
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description This book aims to fill gaps in existing knowledge about early childhood development (ECD) efforts in Latin America and the Caribbean by reviewing a selection of ECD programs in the region, including those in early childhood education, health, and nutrition, and distilling lessons related to their design, implementation, and institutionalization. The book surveys existing evidence on the impact of programs worldwide that provide support to children during the period before birth through age six, including programs in developed and developing nations. It presents a compelling evidence-based argument for greater investment in ECD programs in Latin America and the Caribbean, while highlighting the need for both more rigorous evaluations and more accurate cost accounting of such programs. Improved evaluations and cost tracking will generate better data on how to effectively design, fund, and provide quality ECD programs to all children in the region, especially those from low-income families.
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spelling wb-10986-93852025-04-16T06:23:33Z The Promise of Early Childhood Development in Latin America and the Caribbean Vegas, Emiliana Santibáñez, Lucrecia Early childhood development Early childhood education Human development Impact evaluation Inequality Nutrition Public policy Conditional cash transfers Child development This book aims to fill gaps in existing knowledge about early childhood development (ECD) efforts in Latin America and the Caribbean by reviewing a selection of ECD programs in the region, including those in early childhood education, health, and nutrition, and distilling lessons related to their design, implementation, and institutionalization. The book surveys existing evidence on the impact of programs worldwide that provide support to children during the period before birth through age six, including programs in developed and developing nations. It presents a compelling evidence-based argument for greater investment in ECD programs in Latin America and the Caribbean, while highlighting the need for both more rigorous evaluations and more accurate cost accounting of such programs. Improved evaluations and cost tracking will generate better data on how to effectively design, fund, and provide quality ECD programs to all children in the region, especially those from low-income families. 2012-08-01T20:26:24Z 2012-08-01T20:26:24Z 2010 978-0-8213-7759-8 https://hdl.handle.net/10986/9385 https://doi.org/10.1596/978-0-8213-7759-8 en_US Latin American Development Forum; CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank application/pdf text/plain Washington, DC: World Bank
spellingShingle Early childhood development
Early childhood education
Human development
Impact evaluation
Inequality
Nutrition
Public policy
Conditional cash transfers
Child development
Vegas, Emiliana
Santibáñez, Lucrecia
The Promise of Early Childhood Development in Latin America and the Caribbean
title The Promise of Early Childhood Development in Latin America and the Caribbean
title_full The Promise of Early Childhood Development in Latin America and the Caribbean
title_fullStr The Promise of Early Childhood Development in Latin America and the Caribbean
title_full_unstemmed The Promise of Early Childhood Development in Latin America and the Caribbean
title_short The Promise of Early Childhood Development in Latin America and the Caribbean
title_sort promise of early childhood development in latin america and the caribbean
topic Early childhood development
Early childhood education
Human development
Impact evaluation
Inequality
Nutrition
Public policy
Conditional cash transfers
Child development
url https://hdl.handle.net/10986/9385
https://doi.org/10.1596/978-0-8213-7759-8
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