World Bank2014-03-312014-03-312012-01https://hdl.handle.net/10986/17516This report presents an analysis of the Early Childhood Development (ECD) programs and policies that affect young children in Uganda 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 framework1 and includes analysis of early learning, health, nutrition and social and child protection policies and interventions in Uganda, along with regional and international comparisons. Uganda's population is estimated at 35.8 million people, of which almost half (49.9 percent) is below 14 years of age. SABER-ECD collects, analyzes and disseminates comprehensive information on ECD policies around the world. In each participating country, extensive multi-sectoral information is collected on ECD policies and programs through a desk review of available government documents, data and literature, and interviews with a range of ECD stakeholders, including government officials, service providers, civil society, development partners and scholars. The SABER-ECD framework presents a holistic and integrated assessment of how the overall policy environment in a country affects young children's development. SABER-ECD identifies three core policy goals that countries should address to ensure optimal ECD outcomes: establishing an enabling environment, implementing widely and monitoring and assuring quality. Improving ECD requires an integrated approach to address all three goals.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICESACCESS TO PRESCHOOLAGEDARMED CONFLICTBASIC EDUCATIONBASIC NEEDSBIRTH ATTENDANTBIRTH REGISTRATIONBREAST MILKBREAST MILK SUBSTITUTESBREASTFEEDINGCAREGIVERSCHILD ABUSECHILD DEVELOPMENTCHILD HEALTHCHILD MORTALITYCHILD PROSTITUTIONCHILD PROTECTIONCHILDCARECHILDREN WITH DISABILITIESCITIZENSCLASSROOMSCOGNITIVE DEVELOPMENTCOMMUNITY DEVELOPMENTCONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILDCURRICULUMCURRICULUM DEVELOPMENTDAY CAREDAY CARE CENTERSDEVELOPMENT POLICYDIPHTHERIADISABILITIESDISADVANTAGED CHILDRENDISEASESDOMESTIC VIOLENCEEARLY CHILDHOODEARLY CHILDHOOD CAREEARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENTEARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT ASSESSMENTEARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMSEARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATIONEARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATORSEARLY LEARNINGECCEECDECD POLICIESECD PROGRAMSEDUCATION POLICIESEDUCATION SECTOREDUCATION SERVICESEDUCATION SYSTEMSEFFECTIVE POLICIESEMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENTENROLLMENT RATEENROLLMENT RATESEQUITABLE ACCESSFAMILIESFAMILY CAREFINANCIAL COMMITMENTFOLIC ACIDFORMAL PRIMARY EDUCATIONFREE BASIC EDUCATIONFREE UNIVERSAL PRIMARY EDUCATIONGENDERGLOBAL HEALTHGOVERNMENT SUPPORTGROWTH MONITORINGHEALTH CAREHEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALSHEALTH INTERVENTIONSHEALTH MANAGEMENTHEALTH POLICYHEALTH SECTORHEALTH SERVICESHEPATITIS BHOME VISITINGHOSPITALSHOUSEHOLD LEVELHUMAN DEVELOPMENTHYDROCEPHALUSHYGIENEIMMUNIZATIONIMMUNIZATIONSINFANTINFANT FEEDINGINFANT MORTALITYINFANTSINFLUENZAINSTRUCTIONINSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALSINTEGRATED ASSESSMENTINTERNATIONAL COMPARISONSINTERNATIONAL CONVENTIONSINTERVENTIONIODINE DEFICIENCYIRONKINDERGARTENSLAWSLEARNINGLEGAL STATUSLEVEL OF DEVELOPMENTLEVEL OF EDUCATIONLIFE CYCLELITERACYLIVE BIRTHSLOCAL GOVERNMENTSLOW BIRTH WEIGHTLOW-INCOME COUNTRYMALARIAMALNUTRITIONMANDATESMARKETINGMATERNAL HEALTHMATERNAL HEALTH SERVICESMATERNITY LEAVEMEASLESMINISTRIES OF HEALTHMINISTRY OF EDUCATIONMINISTRY OF HEALTHMORTALITYMOTHERMOTHER TO CHILDMOTHER TO CHILD TRANSMISSIONMOTHER TONGUEMOTHER-TO-CHILDMOTHER-TO-CHILD TRANSMISSIONNATIONAL COUNCILNATIONAL LAWSNATIONAL LEVELNATIONAL LEVELSNATIONAL POLICYNERNET ENROLLMENTNEWBORNSNURSERY SCHOOLNURSERY SCHOOLSNURSESNUTRITIONNUTRITIONAL STATUSOFFICIAL ENTRY AGEOPERATIONAL FRAMEWORKORPHANSPARENTAL LEAVEPARENTINGPATERNITY LEAVEPHYSICAL DEVELOPMENTPOLICY DEVELOPMENTPOLICY FRAMEWORKPOLICY GOALSPOLICY LEVERPOLICY MAKERSPOLIOMYELITISPOPULATION GROUPSPRACTITIONERSPREGNANCYPREGNANT WOMENPRENATAL NUTRITIONPREPRIMARY EDUCATIONPREPRIMARY EDUCATION SERVICESPREPRIMARY SCHOOL ENROLLMENTPREPRIMARY SCHOOLSPRESCHOOL EDUCATIONPRESCHOOL ENROLLMENTPRESCHOOL MANAGEMENTPRESCHOOL TEACHERPRESCHOOL TEACHER TRAININGPRESCHOOL TEACHERSPRESCHOOLSPREVENTABLE DISEASESPRIMARY EDUCATION CURRICULUMPRIMARY EDUCATION SYSTEMPRIMARY SCHOOLPRIMARY SCHOOL CLASSESPRIMARY SCHOOLSPRISONSPROGRESSPROSTITUTIONPROTECTION OF CHILDRENPUBLIC HEALTHPUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEMQUALITY ASSURANCEQUALITY CONTROLQUALITY OF EDUCATIONREFERRAL SYSTEMSREGISTRATION OF CHILDRENRESPECTRIGHTS OF CHILDRENRURAL AREASRURAL CHILDRENSANITATIONSCHOOL AGESECONDARY EDUCATIONSERVICE DELIVERYSERVICE PROVIDERSSERVICE PROVISIONSERVICES FOR CHILDRENSKILLED ATTENDANTSKILLED ATTENDANTSSOCIAL DEVELOPMENTSOCIAL WELFARESOCIOECONOMIC STATUSSPECIAL NEEDSSTDSTEACHINGTEACHING MATERIALSTETANUSTUBERCULOSISUNIVERSAL BASIC EDUCATIONUNIVERSAL EDUCATIONUNIVERSAL PRIMARY EDUCATIONUPEVACCINESVIOLENCEVULNERABLE FAMILIESWELLNESSWORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATIONYOUNG CHILDRENYOUTH10.1596/17516