World Bank2014-09-162014-09-162012https://hdl.handle.net/10986/20181This report presents an analysis of the Early Childhood Development (ECD) programs and policies that affect young children in Vanuatu. This report is part of a series of reports prepared by the World Bank using the SABER-ECD framework1 and includes analysis of early learning, health, nutrition and social and child protection policies and interventions in Vanuatu, along with regional and international comparisons.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS TO EDUCATIONACCESS TO PRESCHOOLAGE GROUPSAGE RANGESAGEDANTENATAL CAREANTENATAL VISITSBABYBASIC EDUCATIONBASIC KNOWLEDGEBIRTH ATTENDANTSBIRTH REGISTRATIONBREAST MILKBREAST MILK SUBSTITUTESBREASTFEEDINGCAPACITY BUILDINGCAREGIVERSCHILD ABUSECHILD DEVELOPMENTCHILD HEALTHCHILD HEALTH SERVICESCHILD PROTECTIONCHILDCARECHILDREN WITH DISABILITIESCLASS SIZECLASSROOMSCOMMUNITY PARTICIPATIONCOMPLICATIONSCONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILDCURRICULUMDEVELOPMENT POLICYDISABILITYDISABLED CHILDRENDISADVANTAGED GROUPSDISCRIMINATIONDISEASESDOMESTIC VIOLENCEEARLY CHILDHOODEARLY CHILDHOOD CAREEARLY CHILDHOOD CARE & EDUCATIONEARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENTEARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATIONEARLY IDENTIFICATIONEARLY LEARNINGECCEECDECD POLICIESECD PROGRAMSEDUCATION OF CHILDRENEDUCATION POLICYEDUCATION SECTOREDUCATION SYSTEMSEFFECTIVE POLICIESEFFECTIVE TEACHINGENROLLMENTENROLLMENT DATAENROLLMENT RATEENROLLMENT RATESEQUAL ACCESSEQUITABLE ACCESSESSENTIAL HEALTH SERVICESFAMILIESFINANCIAL COMMITMENTFOOD INDUSTRYFOOD SUPPLEMENTSGENDERGIRLSGLOBAL HEALTHGOVERNMENT AGENCIESGOVERNMENT SUPPORTGROSS ENROLLMENTGROSS ENROLLMENT RATESGROWTH MONITORINGHEALTH CAREHEALTH CARE PROVIDERSHEALTH INTERVENTIONSHEALTH POLICYHEALTH SECTORHEALTH WORKERSHIGHER ENROLLMENTHIVHOME AFFAIRSHOME VISITINGHUMAN DEVELOPMENTILLNESSESIMMUNIZATIONIMMUNIZATIONSIMPACT ON CHILDRENINFANCYINFANTINFANT MORTALITYINFANT MORTALITY RATESINFANTSINFORMATION SYSTEMINFORMATION SYSTEMSINTEGRATED ASSESSMENTINTERNATIONAL COMPARISONSINTERNATIONAL LABOR ORGANIZATIONINTERVENTIONINTERVENTIONSIODINE DEFICIENCYIRONISOLATIONLAWSLEARNING OPPORTUNITIESLEGAL STATUSLEVEL OF DEVELOPMENTLIFE CYCLELIVE BIRTHSLOCAL COMMUNITIESLOW BIRTH WEIGHTMAJORITY OF CHILDRENMALNUTRITIONMANDATESMATERNAL HEALTHMATERNAL MORTALITYMATERNAL MORTALITY RATIOMATERNAL NUTRITIONMATERNITY LEAVEMEASLESMINISTERS OF HEALTHMINISTRY OF EDUCATIONMINISTRY OF HEALTHMOTHERMOTHER TONGUENATIONAL EDUCATIONNATIONAL GOVERNMENTNATIONAL LAWNATIONAL LEVELNATIONAL LEVELSNATIONAL POLICIESNATIONAL POLICYNET ENROLLMENTNUTRITIONORPHANSPARENTAL LEAVEPARENTINGPHYSICAL DEVELOPMENTPOLICY DEVELOPMENTPOLICY DIALOGUEPOLICY FRAMEWORKPOLICY GOALSPOLICY LEVERPOLICY MAKERSPOOR FAMILIESPOPULATION GROUPSPRACTITIONERSPREGNANCYPREGNANT WOMENPRENATAL NUTRITIONPREPRIMARY EDUCATIONPREPRIMARY EDUCATION SERVICESPREPRIMARY SCHOOLSPRESCHOOL CHILDRENPRESCHOOL ENROLLMENTPRESCHOOL FACILITIESPRESCHOOL MANAGEMENTPRESCHOOLSPRIMARY EDUCATION CURRICULUMPRIMARY ENROLLMENTPRIMARY ENROLLMENT RATESPRIMARY SCHOOLPROGRESSPROVISION OF EDUCATIONPROVISION OF SERVICESPUBLIC EXPENDITUREQUALIFIED TEACHERSQUALITY ASSURANCEQUALITY EDUCATIONQUALITY IMPROVEMENTQUALITY OF EDUCATIONQUALITY PRESCHOOLQUALITY SCHOOLSQUALITY SERVICESQUALITY STANDARDSREADINGREGISTRATION OF CHILDRENREGULATORY FRAMEWORKSRIGHTS OF CHILDRENRURAL AREASRURAL CHILDRENSANITATIONSANITATION FACILITIESSCHOOL QUALITYSCHOOL READINESSSCREENINGSECONDARY SCHOOLSECONDARY SCHOOL EDUCATIONSECONDARY SCHOOLSSERVICE DELIVERYSERVICE PROVIDERSSERVICE PROVISIONSERVICES FOR CHILDRENSKILLED ATTENDANTSKILLED ATTENDANTSSOCIAL AFFAIRSSOCIAL DEVELOPMENTSOCIAL WELFARESOCIOECONOMIC STATUSSPECIAL NEEDSSTUDENT LEARNINGTEACHER RATIOTEACHER SALARIESTEACHER TRAININGTEACHERSTEACHINGTECHNICAL ASSISTANCETRAINING PROGRAMSTUITIONURBAN AREASURBAN POPULATIONSVACCINESVIOLENCEVULNERABLE CHILDRENVULNERABLE FAMILIESWELLNESSWORKERSYOUNG CHILDRENYOUTH10.1596/20181