Publication: Yemen Early Childhood Development : SABER Country Report 2013
Date
2013
ISSN
Published
2013
Author(s)
World Bank
Abstract
This report presents an analysis of
the Early Childhood Development (ECD) programs and policies
that affect young children in Yemen. This report is part of
a series of reports prepared by the World Bank using the
SABER-ECD framework and includes analysis of early learning,
health, nutrition, and social and child protection policies
and interventions in Yemen, along with regional and
international comparisons. The SABER-ECD initiative is
designed to enable ECD policymakers and development partners
identify opportunities for further development of effective
ECD systems. The SABER-ECD classification system does not
rank countries according to any overall scoring; rather, it
is intended to share information on how different ECD
systems address the same policy challenges. This country
report presents a framework to compare Yemen s ECD system
with other countries in the region and internationally. Each
of the nine policy levers are examined in detail and some
policy options to strengthen ECD are offered. Yemen s
National Strategy for Early Childhood shows a commitment to
improving services for young children in the country. The
challenge to address malnutrition, poor access to
healthcare, low preschool enrollment, and other barriers to
children s healthy development will be implementation. As
the country moves through political transition, promoting
early childhood development should be an important part of
Yemen s progression to a civic state that serves all of its
citizens. Investing in its youngest citizens is crucial to
the country s future success. Table 14 offers policy
recommendations and options that the government could
consider to strengthen ECD.
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Citation
“World Bank. 2013. Yemen Early Childhood Development : SABER Country Report 2013. Systems Approach for Better Education
Results (SABER) country report;2013. © Washington, DC. http://hdl.handle.net/10986/20151 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”