Kingdom of Tonga : Early Childhood Development

This report presents an analysis of the Early Childhood Development (ECD) programs and policies which affect young children in the Kingdom of Tonga. 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 the Kingdom of Tonga and regional and international comparisons. Tonga is a lower-middle-income country with a population of 104,509, of which approximately 13 percent are below the age of 5. SABER-ECD collects, analyzes and disseminates comprehensive information on ECD policies around the world. In each participating country, extensive multi-sectoral information is collected on ECD policies and programs through a desk review of available government documents, data and literature, and interviews with a range of ECD stakeholders, including government officials, service providers, civil society, development partners and scholars. The SABER-ECD framework presents a holistic and integrated assessment of how the overall policy environment in a country affects young children's development. SABER-ECD identifies three core policy goals that countries should address to ensure optimal ECD outcomes: establishing an enabling environment, implementing widely and monitoring and assuring quality. Improving ECD requires an integrated approach to address all three goals.

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	World Bank
Language:	English en_US
Published:	Washington, DC 2012-01
Subjects:	ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE, ACCESS TO PRIMARY HEALTH CARE, AGE GROUPS, AGED, ANTENATAL CARE, BASIC EDUCATION, BIRTH REGISTRATION, BREAST MILK, BREAST MILK SUBSTITUTES, BREASTFEEDING, CAPACITY BUILDING, CAREGIVERS, CHILD ABUSE, CHILD DEVELOPMENT, CHILD HEALTH, CHILD HEALTH SERVICES, CHILD NUTRITION, CHILD PROTECTION, CHILDCARE, CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES, CHURCHES, CITIZENS, CLASSROOMS, CLINICS, COMPULSORY EDUCATION, COMPULSORY PRIMARY EDUCATION, COMPULSORY SCHOOLING, CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD, CURRICULUM, CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT, DEATHS OF CHILDREN, DEPRESSION, DEVELOPMENT POLICY, DIETS, DISABILITIES, DISABILITY, DISABLED CHILDREN, DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, DRINKING WATER, EARLY CHILDHOOD, EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT, EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION, EARLY INTERVENTION, EARLY LEARNING, EARLY STIMULATION, ECD, ECD POLICIES, EDUCATION EXPENDITURES, EDUCATION OF CHILDREN, EDUCATION POLICIES, EDUCATION PROGRAMS, EDUCATION SECTOR, EDUCATION SERVICES, EDUCATION SYSTEMS, EFFECTIVE POLICIES, ENFORCEMENT MECHANISMS, ENROLLMENT, ENROLLMENT DATA, ENROLLMENT FOR BOYS, ENROLLMENT RATE, ENROLLMENT RATES, EQUAL RIGHTS, EQUITABLE ACCESS, ESSENTIAL HEALTH SERVICES, FAMILIES, FAMILY SUPPORT, FOOD SUPPLEMENTS, GER, GIRLS, GLOBAL HEALTH, GOVERNMENT SUPPORT, GROSS ENROLLMENT, GROSS ENROLLMENT RATES, GROWTH MONITORING, HEAD TEACHERS, HEALTH CENTERS, HEALTH INTERVENTIONS, HEALTH OUTCOMES, HEALTH POLICY, HEALTH SECTOR, HEALTH SERVICES, HEALTH SYSTEM, HIGHER ENROLLMENT, HIV, HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, IMMUNIZATION, IMMUNIZATIONS, IMPACT ON CHILDREN, INFANT, INFANT MORTALITY, INFANT MORTALITY RATES, INFORMATION SYSTEM, INFORMATION SYSTEMS, INHERITANCE, INTEGRATED ASSESSMENT, INTERNATIONAL COMPARISONS, INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION, INTERVENTION, IODINE DEFICIENCY, IRON, KINDERGARTENS, LAWS, LEARNING ACTIVITIES, LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES, LEGAL PROTECTION, LEGAL STATUS, LEGAL SUPPORT, LEVEL OF DEVELOPMENT, LIFE CYCLE, LIVE BIRTHS, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT, MANDATES, MARKETING, MATERNAL MORTALITY, MATERNAL MORTALITY RATIO, MATERNITY LEAVE, MEDICAL TREATMENT, MENTAL, MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, MINISTRY OF HEALTH, MORTALITY, MOTHER, MOTHER TONGUE, NATIONAL LAWS, NATIONAL LEVEL, NATIONAL LEVELS, NATIONAL POLICIES, NATIONAL POLICY, NEWBORN, NUMBER OF CHILDREN, NURSES, NUTRITION, OBESITY, ORPHANS, PARENTAL LEAVE, PARENTING, PATERNITY LEAVE, PATIENTS, PHYSICAL HEALTH, PLAN OF ACTION, POLICY DECISIONS, POLICY DEVELOPMENT, POLICY DIALOGUE, POLICY FRAMEWORK, POLICY GOALS, POLICY LEVEL, POLICY LEVER, POLICY MAKERS, PRACTITIONERS, PREGNANCY, PREGNANT WOMEN, PRENATAL CARE, PREPRIMARY EDUCATION, PREPRIMARY SCHOOL ENROLLMENT, PREPRIMARY SCHOOLS, PRESCHOOL CHILDREN, PRESCHOOL CURRICULUM, PRESCHOOL PROGRAMS, PRESCHOOL TEACHERS, PRESCHOOLS, PRIMARY GROSS ENROLLMENT, PRIMARY GROSS ENROLLMENT RATE, PRIMARY HEALTH CARE, PRIMARY HEALTHCARE, PRIMARY SCHOOL, PRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERS, PRIMARY SCHOOLS, PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS, PROGRESS, PROVISION OF CARE, PROVISION OF EDUCATION, PUBLIC SERVICE, PUPIL RATIO, QUALITY ASSURANCE, QUALITY CONTROL, QUALITY OF EDUCATION, REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS, REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH, RESOURCE MOBILIZATION, RIGHT TO EDUCATION, RIGHTS OF CHILDREN, RIGHTS OF PERSONS, RIGHTS OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES, RURAL POPULATION, SANITATION, SCREENING, SECONDARY EDUCATION, SECONDARY SCHOOLS, SERVICE DELIVERY, SERVICE PROVIDER, SERVICE PROVIDERS, SERVICE PROVISION, SERVICES FOR CHILDREN, SERVICES TO WOMEN, SEX, SITUATION OF WOMEN, SKILLED ATTENDANTS, SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, SOCIAL WELFARE, SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS, SPECIAL NEEDS, TEACHER TRAINING, TEACHERS, TEACHING, TEACHING SKILLS, TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES, UNIVERSAL ACCESS, URBAN AREAS, URBAN POPULATION, URBAN POPULATIONS, VACCINATION, VACCINES, VIOLENCE, VULNERABLE FAMILIES, WELLNESS, WORKERS, WORKING MOTHERS, YOUNG AGE, YOUNG CHILDREN, YOUTH,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2012/01/18078839/tonga-early-childhood-development https://hdl.handle.net/10986/17642
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