Early Childhood Development in Sub-Saharan Africa : Issues and Strategies

For many children in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), primary school interventions are already too late to prevent irreversible disability or to allow for the development of full adult capacity. Many of the same conditions of poverty that previously placed the under-five at risk of death later leave them at the risk of poor health, malnutrition and impaired mental, social and emotional development. This study, the condition of young children in Sub-Saharan Africa: the convergence of health, nutrition, and early education, describes the condition of young children in Africa and begins to explore strategies to address their condition. It is the first in a series of three studies: the second study is a review of Early Child Development (ECD) programs in SSA and the third will synthesize lessons drawn from the preceding second studies as well as country case studies in Kenya, South Africa, and Mauritius.

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	Colletta, Nat J., Balachander, Jayshree, Liang, Xiaoyan
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 1997-10
Subjects:	ACCESS TO PRIMARY EDUCATION, ACTIVE LEARNING, ACTIVE LEARNING CAPACITY, ALTERNATIVE DELIVERY SYSTEMS, BASIC EDUCATION, BASIC EDUCATION PROGRAMS, BASIC NEEDS, BASIC SERVICES, CARE-GIVERS, CHILD-CARE, CHRONIC MALNUTRITION, CLASSROOM, DAY CARE, DISABILITY, EARLY CHILDHOOD, EARLY CHILDHOOD CARE, EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT, EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION, EARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTION, EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMS, EARLY EDUCATION, EARLY INTERVENTION, EARLY STIMULATION, ECD, ECD PROGRAMS, EDUCATION POLICY, EDUCATION SYSTEM, EDUCATION SYSTEMS, EFFECTIVENESS OF EDUCATION, EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT, ENROLLMENT LEVELS, ENROLLMENT RATES, EXISTING RESOURCES, FAMILY SUPPORT, FIRST GRADE, FOOD SECURITY, GENDER, GENDER INEQUALITIES, GIRLS, HEALTH CARE, HEALTH CENTERS, HUMAN CAPITAL, IMPORTANCE OF EDUCATION, INFANT, INFANT MORTALITY, INTERVENTIONS, LABOR FORCE, LEARNING, LEARNING CAPACITY, MALNUTRITION, MASS MEDIA, MEASLES, NUTRITION, ORPHANS, POLIO, POOR FAMILIES, POOR HEALTH, PRIMARY ENROLLMENT, PRIMARY SCHOOL, PRIMARY SCHOOL ATTENDANCE, PRIMARY SCHOOLING, PROGRESS, QUALITY OF CARE, REFUGEES, REPETITION RATES, RISK OF DEATH, SCHOOL FAILURE, SCHOOL PROGRAM, SCHOOL QUALITY, SCHOOL SITE, SCHOOLING, SCHOOLS, SECONDARY SCHOOL, SECONDARY SCHOOLS, SERVICE DELIVERY, SIBLINGS, SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, SOCIAL INEQUALITIES, SOCIAL INEQUITY, SOCIAL PROGRAMS, SOCIAL WELFARE, SOCIALIZATION, TRADITIONAL FAMILY, TUBERCULOSIS, URBAN POPULATION, URBANIZATION, VULNERABLE CHILDREN, WORKERS, YOUNG CHILDREN,
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1997/10/12861957/early-childhood-development-sub-saharan-africa-issues-strategies https://hdl.handle.net/10986/9916
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