Getting an Early Start on Early Child Development

Getting an Early Start on Early Child Development

The children born this year, 2004, will be eleven years old in 2015-the age of primary school completion in most countries. This is the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) generation-for whom the international community has pledged that by 2015, all children will be able to complete primary schooling. Ensuring good early child development is the first essential step toward achieving these goals. The note reviews the benefits of early child development (ECD), its options, and coverage by country and region, and provides lessons as follows. A strong institutional framework should be complemented by local capacity, and community participation, while ECD programs should be federally funded. Monitoring and evaluation mechanisms should be in place, as an interactive process, responsive to local needs, and for effective outcomes.

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Main Authors: Eming Young, Mary, Dunkelberg, Erika
Format: Brief biblioteca
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2004-06
Subjects:ADULTS, CAREGIVERS, CHILD CARE, CHILDCARE, CIVIL SOCIETY, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, DAY CARE, DROPOUT RATES, EARLY CHILD DEVELOPMENT, EARLY CHILDHOOD, EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT, EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMS, EARLY EDUCATION, ECD POLICIES, ECD PROGRAMS, EDUCATION INVESTMENTS, EDUCATION PROGRAMS, ENROLLMENT, FAMILIES, GENDER, GENDER PARITY, GIRLS, GROSS ENROLLMENT, GROSS ENROLLMENT RATIO, GROSS ENROLLMENT RATIOS, INTERVENTION, INTERVENTIONS, KINDERGARTEN, LANGUAGE SKILLS, LATIN AMERICA/, LEARNING, LESSONS LEARNED, MALNUTRITION, MANAGERS, MENTAL DEVELOPMENT, MOTHERS, NUTRITION, PARENT EDUCATION, PARENTS, POOR CHILDREN, PREPRIMARY SCHOOL ENROLLMENT, PRESCHOOL PROGRAMS, PRESCHOOLS, PRIMARY EDUCATION, PRIMARY SCHOOL, PRIMARY SCHOOL ENROLLMENT, PRIMARY SCHOOLING, PRIVATE SECTOR, PUBLIC AWARENESS, SOCIALIZATION, SPECIAL EDUCATION, TEACHERS, WAR, YOUNG CHILDREN,
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2004/06/5175158/getting-early-start-early-child-development
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10354
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Summary:The children born this year, 2004, will be eleven years old in 2015-the age of primary school completion in most countries. This is the Millennium Development Goals (MDG) generation-for whom the international community has pledged that by 2015, all children will be able to complete primary schooling. Ensuring good early child development is the first essential step toward achieving these goals. The note reviews the benefits of early child development (ECD), its options, and coverage by country and region, and provides lessons as follows. A strong institutional framework should be complemented by local capacity, and community participation, while ECD programs should be federally funded. Monitoring and evaluation mechanisms should be in place, as an interactive process, responsive to local needs, and for effective outcomes.

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