Jamaica Early Childhood Development : SABER Country Report 2013

This report presents an analysis of the early childhood development (ECD) programs and policies that affect young children in Jamaica and recommendations to move forward. This report is part of a series of reports prepared by the World Bank using the systems approach for better education results (SABER)-ECD framework and includes analysis of early learning, health, nutrition, and social and child protection policies and interventions in Jamaica, along with regional and international comparisons. In 2003, the early childhood commission (ECC) was established as a body corporate reporting to the Minister of Education and Youth with responsibility to coordinate the various sectors involved in ECD and oversee the quality of early childhood institutions (ECIs). As of 2013, the Government of Jamaica (GoJ) is in the process of developing a new national strategic plan (2013-2017) as well as a national multi-sector ECD policy. The present SABER-ECD analysis is intended to identify achievements, as well as gaps, in Jamaican ECD policies and programs in hopes of informing the development of the new plan.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	World Bank
Format:	Working Paper biblioteca
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2013
Subjects:	ACCREDITATION SYSTEM, ADULT POPULATION, AGE COHORT, AGED, ANTENATAL CARE, ANTENATAL VISITS, BABIES, BABY, BIRTH REGISTRATION, BREASTFEEDING, CARE FOR CHILDREN, CAREGIVERS, CHILD ABUSE, CHILD CARE, CHILD DEVELOPMENT, CHILD HEALTH, CHILD PROTECTION, CHILDCARE, CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES, CLASSROOMS, CLINICS, COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT, COMMUNITY HEALTH, COMMUNITY SCHOOLS, CURRICULUM, DEVELOPMENT POLICY, DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES, DISABILITIES, DISABILITY, DISABLED CHILDREN, DOMESTIC ABUSE, EARLY CHILDHOOD, EARLY CHILDHOOD CARE, EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT, EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS, EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION, EARLY CHILDHOOD PRACTITIONERS, EARLY IDENTIFICATION, EARLY INTERVENTION, EARLY LEARNING, EARLY STIMULATION, ECCE, ECD, ECD POLICIES, ECD PROGRAMS, EDUCATION GOALS, EDUCATION SECTOR, EDUCATION SERVICES, EFFECTIVE POLICIES, EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT, ENFORCEMENT MECHANISMS, ENROLLMENT RATE, ENROLLMENT RATES, EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES, EQUITABLE ACCESS, FAMILIES, FAMILY HEALTH, FAMILY LEAVE, FAMILY SUPPORT, FOLIC ACID, FOOD SUPPLEMENTS, FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS, GENDER, GIRLS, GLOBAL HEALTH, GOVERNMENT SUPPORT, GROSS ENROLLMENT, GROSS ENROLLMENT RATIO, GROSS NATIONAL INCOME, GROWTH MONITORING, HEALTH CARE, HEALTH CENTERS, HEALTH INTERVENTIONS, HEALTH OUTCOMES, HEALTH POLICY, HEALTH PROMOTION, HEALTH PROVIDERS, HEALTH SECTOR, HEALTH SERVICES, HIV, HOLISTIC DEVELOPMENT, HOME VISITING, HOME VISITS, HOSPITAL, HOSPITALS, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, HYGIENE, ILLNESS, ILLNESSES, IMMUNIZATION, IMMUNIZATIONS, INFANT, INFANT MORTALITY, INFANT SCHOOLS, INFANTS, INFORMATION SYSTEM, INTEGRATED ASSESSMENT, INTERNATIONAL COMPARISONS, INTERVENTION, IRON, KINDERGARTEN, LAWS, LEADING CAUSES, LEARNING, LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES, LEARNING OUTCOMES, LEVEL OF DEVELOPMENT, LIFE CYCLE, LIVE BIRTHS, LIVING CONDITIONS, LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT, MANDATES, MARKETING, MATERNITY LEAVE, MEDICAL ATTENTION, MINISTRY OF HEALTH, MINISTRY OF LABOUR, MORTALITY, MOTHER, MOTHER-TO-CHILD, MOTHER-TO-CHILD TRANSMISSION, NATIONAL LAW, NATIONAL LAWS, NATIONAL LEVEL, NATIONAL LEVELS, NATIONAL POLICY, NATIONAL STRATEGY, NEWBORN, NEWBORN CARE, NEWBORNS, NUMBER OF CHILDREN, NURSING, NUTRITION, NUTRITION EDUCATION, OBESITY, OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY, OFFICIAL POLICY, OPERATIONAL FRAMEWORK, ORPHANS, PARENTAL LEAVE, PARENTING, PARITY, PATERNITY LEAVE, PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, PLAN OF ACTION, PLAY GROUPS, POLICY DECISIONS, POLICY DEVELOPMENT, POLICY FRAMEWORK, POLICY GOALS, POLICY LEVEL, POLICY LEVER, POPULATION GROUPS, PREGNANCIES, PREGNANCY, PREGNANT WOMEN, PRENATAL CARE, PRENATAL NUTRITION, PREPRIMARY EDUCATION, PREPRIMARY SCHOOL ENROLLMENT, PRIMARY EDUCATION SECTOR, PRIMARY HEALTHCARE, PROGRESS, PUBLIC EDUCATION, PUBLIC EXPENDITURE, PUBLIC HEALTH, PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICES, PUBLIC PREPRIMARY SCHOOLS, PUBLIC SCHOOLS, PURCHASING POWER, PURCHASING POWER PARITY, QUALITY ASSURANCE, QUALITY CARE, QUALITY OF SERVICES, REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS, REGISTRATION OF CHILDREN, RIGHTS OF CHILDREN, RURAL AREAS, SANITATION, SANITATION FACILITIES, SCHOOL FEEDING PROGRAMS, SCHOOL SYSTEM, SCHOOL VISITS, SCHOOLING, SCREENING, SEGMENTS OF SOCIETY, SERVICE DELIVERY, SERVICE PROVIDERS, SERVICE PROVISION, SKILLED ATTENDANT, SKILLED ATTENDANTS, SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, SOCIAL PLANNING, SOCIAL POLICY, SOCIAL SECURITY, SOCIAL WELFARE, SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS, SPECIAL EDUCATION, SPECIAL NEEDS, STDS, SUPPORT TO FAMILIES, TEACHER EDUCATION, TEACHER TRAINING, TEACHER TRAINING COLLEGES, TEACHERS, TEACHING, TERTIARY EDUCATION, TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES, TRANSPORTATION, TUITION, UNIVERSAL ACCESS, UNIVERSAL BIRTH REGISTRATION, UNIVERSAL ENROLLMENT, URBAN AREAS, USER FEES, VACCINATION, VACCINES, VIOLENCE, VOCATIONAL TRAINING, VULNERABLE FAMILIES, WELLNESS, WORKERS, YOUNG CHILD, YOUNG CHILDREN, YOUTH,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2013/01/20141015/saber-early-childhood-development-country-report-jamaica-2013 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/20147
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