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Investing in Young Children : An Early Childhood Development Guide for Policy Dialogue and Project Preparation

dc.contributor.authorNaudeau, Sophie
dc.contributor.authorKataoka, Naoko
dc.contributor.authorValerio, Alexandria
dc.contributor.authorNeuman, Michelle J.
dc.contributor.authorElder, Leslie Kennedy
dc.date.accessioned2012-03-19T09:35:42Z
dc.date.available2012-03-19T09:35:42Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.description.abstractInvesting in young children is the responsible thing to do. All children deserve a chance to grow into healthy, educated, and competent people, no matter where and when they were born. While parents bear most of the responsibility for raising their children, especially in the early years of life, governments also have an important role during this critical time of human capital accumulation. For example, governments can ensure that all expectant mothers and young children have access to quality health services and nutrition. They can support parents and other caregivers in providing a positive and stimulating environment for children from birth on by promoting parenting information programs, investing in direct services such as home-based visits, funding daycare centers and preschools, or providing financial incentives to access good quality programs for infants and children. This Early Childhood Development (ECD) guide presents lessons and experiences that have been useful in informing the policy debate about ECD interventions and the design of such programs across the world. Whether the user of this guide is at the initial stage of deciding whether to expand an ECD portfolio or already in the program design stage, the content offers a range of evidence- based options to inform policy and investment choices.en
dc.description.abstractLa Banque mondiale a rédigé ce guide du développement de la petite enfance (DPE) pour répondre à la demande croissante de conseil et d’appui des responsables de programmes en matière de dialogue politique sur le thème du DPE, et pour aider les clients à prendre et à mettre en Å“uvre des décisions pertinentes sur la meilleure manière d’investir dans le DPE dans le cadre de leur économie et de leurs priorités nationales. Ce guide comble un manque dans la littérature actuelle sur le sujet (1) en distillant l’information existante sous la forme de notes concises et faciles à utiliser ; (2) en fournissant une information pratique sur les dernières questions pertinentes relatives au DPE, telles que la mesure des résultats du développement des enfants grâce à l’identification et l’adaptation d’instruments efficaces, aux transferts monétaires conditionnels destinés aux familles de jeunes enfants, et autres ; et (3) en évaluant la qualité des derniers faits rapportés pour chaque sujet et en identifiant les lacunes en matière de connaissances pour lesquelles des expérimentations et évaluations complémentaires sont nécessaires. Ce guide comprend les sections suivantes : Introduction incluant (1) une définition du DPE ; (2) des éléments de contexte et de justification du DPE ; et (3) un cadre de travail conceptuel comprenant notamment un examen des différents domaines du développement de l’enfant et les moments de la petite enfance les plus propices à la mise en place d’interventions spécifiques ; Section 1 : Ouverture d’un dialogue politique sur l’investissement dans le DPE ; Section 2 : Évaluation des besoins, mesure des résultats et établissement de cadres des politiques ; Section 3 : Points d’entrée stratégiques pour l’investissement dans le DPE ; Section 4 : Évaluation des coûts et financement des programmes de DPE ; Annexe : Tableau résumé des programmes et évaluations.fr
dc.identifierhttp://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/main?menuPK=64187510&pagePK=64193027&piPK=64187937&theSitePK=523679&menuPK=64187510&searchMenuPK=64187283&siteName=WDS&entityID=000334955_20101116030746
dc.identifier.doi10.1596/978-0-8213-8526-5
dc.identifier.isbn978-0-8213-8526-5
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/2525
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank
dc.relation.ispartofseriesAfrica regional educational publications,Directions in development ; human development
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT
dc.subjectACCESS TO EDUCATION
dc.subjectACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES
dc.subjectADAPTATION
dc.subjectADDICTION
dc.subjectADEQUATE NUTRITION
dc.subjectADJUSTMENT
dc.subjectADOLESCENT GIRLS
dc.subjectADULT LIFE
dc.subjectAGED
dc.subjectARITHMETIC
dc.subjectASSESSMENT INSTRUMENTS
dc.subjectATTENTION
dc.subjectBEHAVIOR CHANGE
dc.subjectBREASTFEEDING
dc.subjectCARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES
dc.subjectCAREGIVERS
dc.subjectCHILD CARE
dc.subjectCHILD DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectCHILD EDUCATION
dc.subjectCHILD GROWTH
dc.subjectCHILD HEALTH
dc.subjectCHILD MORTALITY
dc.subjectCHILD RIGHTS
dc.subjectCHILD SURVIVAL
dc.subjectCHILD WELFARE
dc.subjectCHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT INTERVENTIONS
dc.subjectCOGNITIVE ABILITY
dc.subjectCOGNITIVE ACHIEVEMENT
dc.subjectCOGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectCOGNITIVE OUTCOMES
dc.subjectCOGNITIVE PROCESSES
dc.subjectCOGNITIVE SKILLS
dc.subjectCOHORT STUDIES
dc.subjectCOMMUNITY HEALTH
dc.subjectCOMPETENCE
dc.subjectCONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD
dc.subjectCURIOSITY
dc.subjectDAP
dc.subjectDELINQUENCY
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENTAL POTENTIAL
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
dc.subjectDIABETES
dc.subjectDIARRHEAL DISEASES
dc.subjectDIPHTHERIA
dc.subjectDISADVANTAGED CHILDREN
dc.subjectEARLY BRAIN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectEARLY CHILD DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectEARLY CHILDHOOD
dc.subjectEARLY CHILDHOOD CARE
dc.subjectEARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectEARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS
dc.subjectEARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
dc.subjectEARLY CHILDHOOD ENVIRONMENT RATING SCALE
dc.subjectEARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTION
dc.subjectEARLY EDUCATION
dc.subjectEARLY GRADES
dc.subjectEARLY INTERVENTION
dc.subjectEARLY LEARNING
dc.subjectEARLY STIMULATION
dc.subjectEARLY YEARS OF LIFE
dc.subjectECCD
dc.subjectECCE
dc.subjectECD
dc.subjectECD PROGRAMS
dc.subjectECERS
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES
dc.subjectEDUCATIONAL PERFORMANCE
dc.subjectEMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectENROLLMENT
dc.subjectENROLLMENT OF GIRLS
dc.subjectENROLLMENT RATES
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS
dc.subjectEPIDEMIOLOGY
dc.subjectEXTENDED FAMILY
dc.subjectFAMILIES
dc.subjectFAMILY MEMBERS
dc.subjectFINE MOTOR SKILLS
dc.subjectFIRST GRADE
dc.subjectFORMAL LEARNING
dc.subjectGIRLS
dc.subjectGRADE RETENTION
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE
dc.subjectHEALTH OUTCOMES
dc.subjectHEALTH SERVICES
dc.subjectHEALTHY GROWTH
dc.subjectHOME VISITS
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD SURVEYS
dc.subjectHUMAN DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectHYGIENE
dc.subjectHYPERTENSION
dc.subjectIMAGINATION
dc.subjectIMMUNIZATION
dc.subjectINFANCY
dc.subjectINFANT MORTALITY
dc.subjectINFANTS
dc.subjectINHIBITION
dc.subjectINSTRUCTION
dc.subjectINTERVENTION
dc.subjectINTERVENTIONS
dc.subjectIODINE DEFICIENCY
dc.subjectIRON
dc.subjectJUVENILE
dc.subjectKINDERGARTEN
dc.subjectKNOWLEDGE GAPS
dc.subjectLANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectLEARNING
dc.subjectLEARNING ACHIEVEMENT
dc.subjectLEARNING OPPORTUNITIES
dc.subjectLEARNING OUTCOMES
dc.subjectLEGAL STATUS
dc.subjectLIFE CYCLE
dc.subjectLITERACY
dc.subjectLOW BIRTH WEIGHT
dc.subjectMALNUTRITION
dc.subjectMANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM
dc.subjectMARIJUANA
dc.subjectMEASLES
dc.subjectMEMORY
dc.subjectMENTAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectMENTAL HEALTH
dc.subjectMENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS
dc.subjectMENTAL RETARDATION
dc.subjectMORBIDITY
dc.subjectMORTALITY
dc.subjectMOTIVATION
dc.subjectNAEYC
dc.subjectNATIONAL EDUCATION
dc.subjectNEEDS ASSESSMENT
dc.subjectNUTRITION
dc.subjectOBESITY
dc.subjectOLDER CHILDREN
dc.subjectOLDER GIRLS
dc.subjectPARENT EDUCATION
dc.subjectPARENTING
dc.subjectPATIENT
dc.subjectPERCEPTION
dc.subjectPHYSICAL ACTIVITY
dc.subjectPHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectPHYSICAL GROWTH
dc.subjectPLAYING
dc.subjectPRE-SCHOOL EDUCATION
dc.subjectPREGNANCY
dc.subjectPREGNANT WOMEN
dc.subjectPRENATAL NUTRITION
dc.subjectPREPRIMARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectPRESCHOOL EDUCATION
dc.subjectPRESCHOOL PROGRAMS
dc.subjectPRESCHOOLS
dc.subjectPRIMARY SCHOOL
dc.subjectPRIMARY SCHOOL LEVEL
dc.subjectPRIMARY SCHOOL PERFORMANCE
dc.subjectPRIVATE EXPENDITURE
dc.subjectPSYCHIATRY
dc.subjectPSYCHOMOTOR SKILLS
dc.subjectPUBLIC EXPENDITURE
dc.subjectPUBLIC HEALTH
dc.subjectPUBLIC SCHOOLS
dc.subjectQUALITY OF LEARNING
dc.subjectREADING
dc.subjectREPETITION RATES
dc.subjectRISK FACTORS
dc.subjectSCHOOL READINESS
dc.subjectSCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN
dc.subjectSCHOOLING
dc.subjectSCHOOLS
dc.subjectSCREENING
dc.subjectSEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS
dc.subjectSIBLINGS
dc.subjectSMOKING
dc.subjectSOCIAL ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectSOCIAL BEHAVIOR
dc.subjectSOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectSOCIAL EXCLUSION
dc.subjectSOCIAL PROTECTION
dc.subjectSOCIAL SKILLS
dc.subjectSPECIAL EDUCATION
dc.subjectSPEECH
dc.subjectSTUDENT LEARNING
dc.subjectSUBSTANCE USE
dc.subjectTEACHERS
dc.subjectTETANUS
dc.subjectTHOUGHTS
dc.subjectTODDLERS
dc.subjectUNEMPLOYMENT
dc.subjectVERBAL COMMUNICATION
dc.subjectVULNERABLE CHILDREN
dc.subjectVULNERABLE GROUPS
dc.subjectWORKERS
dc.subjectYOUNG ADULT
dc.subjectYOUNG CHILDREN
dc.subjectYOUNGSTERS
dc.subjectYOUTH
dc.titleInvesting in Young Children : An Early Childhood Development Guide for Policy Dialogue and Project Preparationen
dc.titleInvestir dans la petite enfance : Un guide de développement de la petite enfance pour le dialogue de politique et la préparation de projetsfr
dc.title.alternativeInvirtiendo en los ninos pequenos : una guia de desarrollo infantil temprano para el dialogo de politica y la preparacion de proyectos Como investir na primeira infancia : um guia para a discussao de politicas e a preparacao de projetos de desenvolvimento da primeira infanciaen
dc.title.alternativeComo investir na primeira infancia : um guia para a discussao de politicas e a preparacao de projetos de desenvolvimento da primeira infancia Investir dans la petite enfance : un guide de développement de la petite enfance pour le dialogue de politique et la préparation de projets Invirtiendo en los ninos pequenos : una guia de desarrollo infantil temprano para el dialogo de politica y la preparacion de proyectosfr
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okr.topicEducation::Educational Sciences
okr.topicUrban Development::Street Children
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population::Health Monitoring and Evaluation
okr.topicEducation::Early Childhood Development
okr.topicEducation::Primary Education
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population
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