World Bank Group2015-11-182015-11-182013-01https://hdl.handle.net/10986/23008This 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.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOSANITATIONINFANT MORTALITY RATESCHILD HEALTHSOCIAL MOBILIZATIONCAREGIVERSPOLICY GOALSREPRODUCTIVE HEALTHBASIC EDUCATIONQUALITY OF SERVICESLOCAL AUTHORITIESRELIGIOUS INSTITUTIONSPEOPLEABUSEINFORMED DECISIONSSOCIOECONOMIC STATUSINFANT FEEDINGANTENATAL CAREHUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUSPOLICY FRAMEWORKPREVENTIONLAWSEQUITABLE ACCESSFOOD SUPPLEMENTSLIVE BIRTHSCOMMUNITY HEALTHSOCIAL WORKGOOD GOVERNANCEPOPULATION GROUPSDISCRIMINATIONREPRODUCTIVE HEALTH POLICYHEALTH CAREACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROMELEGAL STATUSNATIONAL POLICIESHEALTHBREAST MILKHEALTH WORKERSDEVELOPMENT GOALSGLOBAL POLICYGOVERNMENT SUPPORTINFORMATION SYSTEMSHEALTH FACILITIESWORLD COMMUNITYHOSPITALPUBLIC HEALTHEFFECTIVE POLICIESDAY CAREMATERNAL MORTALITYHEALTH INITIATIVESHEALTH SECTORKNOWLEDGEESSENTIAL HEALTH SERVICESMATERNITY LEAVECOMMUNITY DEVELOPMENTPOLICY LEVERADVOCACY PROGRAMSMINISTRY OF HEALTHIRONQUALITY OF EDUCATIONTRAININGIMMUNIZATIONRIGHTS OF CHILDRENINTERVENTIONSERVICES FOR CHILDRENANTENATAL VISITSBABYHEALTH CENTERSCHILD DEVELOPMENTNURSESCHILDBEARING AGEVIOLENCEFORMS OF DISCRIMINATIONMARKETINGCHILD ABUSESERVICE PROVISIONMORTALITY RATEPRIMARY SCHOOLORPHANSSERVICE DELIVERYGLOBAL HEALTHSOCIAL DEVELOPMENTGROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCTMORTALITYGOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTSCHILD CARESTATUS OF WOMENPUBLIC DEMANDNUTRITIONAL STATUSPROGRESSPRIMARY SCHOOLSEDUCATION SYSTEMSVULNERABLE FAMILIESINFANT MORTALITYINFANTDOMESTIC VIOLENCEPOLICY DEVELOPMENTWORKERSPOLICIESAGEDLOW-INCOME COUNTRYBASIC NEEDSMATERNAL HEALTH SERVICESSURVEILLANCEIMMUNODEFICIENCYPOLICY MAKERSHEALTH POLICYNATIONAL GOVERNMENTNATIONAL LEVELSLEVEL OF DEVELOPMENTSOCIAL POLICYPOLICY DIALOGUEPARENTINGWORKSHOPVICTIMSURBAN AREASNUTRITION EDUCATIONEARLY CHILDHOODIMMUNIZATIONSMANDATESDECISION MAKINGNUTRITIONINTEGRATED ASSESSMENTMOTHERYOUNG CHILDRENCHILDBEARINGPOLICYSOCIAL WELFAREWORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATIONCHILD MORTALITYVACCINESGOVERNMENT POLICIESWEIGHTPHYSICIANSPREGNANT WOMENTEACHER RATIONATIONAL LAWSMATERNAL HEALTHOBESITYGOVERNMENT AGENCIESDOMESTIC ABUSECHILDRENCLINICSLACK OF AWARENESSMATERNAL DEATHSPARENTAL LEAVELACK OF KNOWLEDGEMIDWIVESRURAL AREASNUMBER OF CHILDRENYOUNG CHILDBIRTH ATTENDANTSWELLNESSPATERNITY LEAVEPOPULATIONNATIONAL POLICYNATIONAL HEALTH POLICYMARITAL STATUSPRACTITIONERSQUALITY ASSURANCESTRATEGYGROSS NATIONAL INCOMENUTRITIONAL STATUS OF WOMENREGISTRATIONFAMILIESCHILD HEALTH SERVICESLACK OF INFORMATIONWOMENEMERGENCY OBSTETRIC CAREREFERRAL SYSTEMNEWBORNHOSPITALSHEALTH INTERVENTIONSOBSTETRIC CAREMATERNAL NUTRITIONILLNESSESINFANT MORTALITY RATESECONDARY EDUCATIONHEALTH SERVICESIMPLEMENTATIONINTERNATIONAL COMPARISONSPREGNANCYHEALTH OFFICIALSPOLICY ACTIVITIESNEWBORN CARESKILLED ATTENDANTSBREASTFEEDINGSERVICE PROVIDERSHUMAN DEVELOPMENTReportWorld Bank10.1596/23008