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Quality and Inequality in Pre-Primary and Home Environment Inputs to Early Childhood Development in Egypt

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dc.contributor.authorKrafft, Caroline
dc.contributor.authorRaikes, Abbie
dc.contributor.authorNikaein Towfighian, Samira
dc.contributor.authorMojgani, Rebecca Sayre
dc.date.accessioned2023-02-27T20:54:12Z
dc.date.accessioned2023-03-06T16:39:35Z
dc.date.available2023-02-27T20:54:12Z
dc.date.available2023-03-06T16:39:35Z
dc.date.issued2023-02
dc.description.abstractBy the time children in low- and middle-income countries start primary school, large socioeconomic disparities are evident in children’s learning and development. Both pre-primary and home environments can play important roles in influencing school readiness and can contribute to disparities in early childhood development, but there is limited evidence on their relative roles in low- and middle-income countries. This paper examines how pre-primary quality, stimulation at home, and early childhood development vary by socioeconomic status for pre-primary students in the Arab Republic of Egypt. The results demonstrate substantial socioeconomic inequality in stimulation at home, more so than in pre-primary quality and inputs, although there is variation in the degree of inequality across different dimensions of pre-primary quality. “Double inequality” is observed, where students with less stimulating home environments experience slightly lower quality pre-primary inputs. There are particularly large pre-primary inequities in structural quality (physical environment) and less inequity in process quality (pedagogy). These results suggest that targeted investments in pre-primary education in Egypt are necessary to reduce inequality in school readiness but are likely insufficient to close the socioeconomic status gap in children’s development. Investing in interventions to improve vulnerable children’s home learning environments, as well as investing in quality pre-primary, is critical to address disparities in children’s development.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099535302242324608/IDU008d8940502703041580928805343fa98e651
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.1596/1813-9450-10317
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/39477
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesPolicy Research Working Papers;10317
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectPRE-PRIMARY
dc.subjectEARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectEDUCATION QUALITY
dc.subjectHOME ENVIRONMENT
dc.subjectSOCIOECONOMIC INQUALITY
dc.subjectSCHOOL READINESS INDICATORS
dc.subjectPRIMARY EDUCATION INVESTMENT
dc.subjectPRE-PRIMARY CHILD DEVELOPMENT INVESTMENT
dc.titleQuality and Inequality in Pre-Primary and Home Environment Inputs to Early Childhood Development in Egypten
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dc.typeDocument de travailfr
dc.typeDocumento de trabajoes
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okr.crossref.titleQuality and Inequality in Pre-Primary and Home Environment Inputs to Early Childhood Development in Egypt
okr.date.disclosure2023-02-24
okr.date.doiregistration2025-04-10T11:24:56.163197Z
okr.date.lastmodified2023-02-24T00:00:00Zen
okr.doctypeWorking Papers
okr.doctypeWorking Papers::Policy Research Working Papers
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099535302242324608/IDU008d8940502703041580928805343fa98e651
okr.guid099535302242324608
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/1813-9450-10317
okr.identifier.externaldocumentumIDU-08d89405-2703-4158-9288-5343fa98e651
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum34008861
okr.identifier.reportWPS10317
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okr.language.supporteden
okr.pdfurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099535302242324608/pdf/IDU008d8940502703041580928805343fa98e651.pdfen
okr.region.administrativeMiddle East and North Africa
okr.region.countryEgypt, Arab Republic of
okr.topicEducation::Education Finance
okr.topicEducation::Primary Education
okr.topicSocial Development::Children and Youth
okr.topicPoverty Reduction::Inequality
okr.topicSocial Development::Social Inclusion & Institutions
okr.unitEducation MNA (HMNED)
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