Publication: The Gambia Early Childhood Development: SABER Country Report 2013
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2013-01
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2015-11-18
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This report presents an analysis of the early childhood development (ECD) programs and policies that affect young children in the Gambia 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 the Gambia, along with regional and international comparisons.
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“World Bank Group. 2013. The Gambia Early Childhood Development: SABER Country Report 2013. © World Bank. http://hdl.handle.net/10986/23008 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”
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