World Bank2014-09-162014-09-162012https://hdl.handle.net/10986/20182This report presents an analysis of the early childhood development (ECD) programs and policies which affect young children in the Republic of Liberia. It 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 Liberia, along with some regional and international comparisons. 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.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCOUNTAGEDANTENATAL VISITSBIRTH REGISTRATIONBREAST MILKBREAST MILK SUBSTITUTESBREASTFEEDINGCARE FOR CHILDRENCARE GIVERSCAREGIVERSCHILD ABUSECHILD DEVELOPMENTCHILD MALNUTRITIONCHILD PROTECTIONCHILDCARECHILDREN AT RISKCITIZENSCIVIL WARCLASSROOMCLASSROOM ENVIRONMENTCLASSROOMSCOMMUNITY DEVELOPMENTCURRICULUMDEVELOPMENT POLICYDIETDIPHTHERIADISABILITYDISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMENDOMESTIC VIOLENCEDRUGSEARLY CHILDHOODEARLY CHILDHOOD CAREEARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENTEARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATIONEARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATORSEARLY LEARNINGECCEECDECD POLICIESECD PROGRAMSEDUCATION FACILITIESEDUCATION INFRASTRUCTUREEDUCATION LAWEDUCATION POLICIESEDUCATION SECTOREDUCATION SERVICESEDUCATION SPENDINGEDUCATION SYSTEMSEFFECTIVE POLICIESELIMINATION OF DISCRIMINATIONEMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENTENROLLMENTENROLLMENT RATESFACT SHEETFAMILIESFINANCIAL COMMITMENTFOOD SUPPLEMENTSFORMAL SCHOOLINGFORMS OF DISCRIMINATIONGENDERGENDER EQUALITYGIRLSGLOBAL HEALTHGOVERNMENT AGENCIESGOVERNMENT SUPPORTGROWTH MONITORINGHEALTH CAREHEALTH CENTERSHEALTH FACILITIESHEALTH INTERVENTIONSHEALTH POLICYHEALTH SECTORHEALTH SERVICESHEALTH STATUS OF MOTHERSHEPATITIS BHIVHOSPITALSHOUSEHOLD INCOMEHOUSEHOLD LEVELHUMAN CAPITALHUMAN DEVELOPMENTHUMAN RIGHTSHYGIENEIMMUNIZATIONIMMUNIZATIONSIMPACT ON CHILDRENINFANTINFANT MORTALITYINFANTSINFLUENZAINFORMATION SYSTEMINFORMATION SYSTEMSINTEGRATED ASSESSMENTINTERNATIONAL COMMITTEEINTERNATIONAL COMPARISONSINTERVENTIONIRONJUVENILEJUVENILE COURTJUVENILE COURTSJUVENILE JUSTICELAWSLEADERSHIPLEARNINGLEARNING OPPORTUNITIESLEGAL STATUSLEVEL OF DEVELOPMENTLIFE CYCLELIVE BIRTHSLOW BIRTH WEIGHTMALARIAMALNUTRITIONMANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMMANDATESMARKETINGMATERNITY LEAVEMEASLESMINISTRY OF EDUCATIONMINISTRY OF HEALTHMORTALITYMOTHERMOTHER-TO-CHILDMOTHER-TO-CHILD TRANSMISSIONNATIONAL LAWSNATIONAL LEVELNATIONAL LEVELSNATIONAL POLICYNATIONAL POPULATIONNET ENROLLMENTNEWBORNSNUMBER OF CHILDRENNURSESNUTRITIONOBESITYOPEN SOCIETYORPHANAGESORPHANSPARENTAL LEAVEPARENTINGPHYSICAL DEVELOPMENTPOLICY DEVELOPMENTPOLICY FRAMEWORKPOLICY GOALSPOLICY LEVELPOLICY LEVERPOLICY MAKERSPOLIOMYELITISPOPULATION CENSUSPOPULATION GROUPSPRACTITIONERSPREGNANCYPREGNANT WOMENPRENATAL NUTRITIONPREPRIMARY EDUCATIONPREPRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERSPREPRIMARY SCHOOLSPRESCHOOL CHILDRENPREVENTABLE DISEASESPRIMARY SCHOOLPRIMARY SCHOOLSPROGRESSPROTECTION OF CHILDRENPUBLIC EDUCATIONPUBLIC SCHOOLSQUALITY ASSURANCEQUALITY OF EDUCATIONQUALITY PRESCHOOLREGISTRATION OF CHILDRENRIGHTS OF CHILDRENRURAL AREASSANITATIONSANITATION FACILITIESSCHOOL YEARSSERVICE DELIVERYSERVICE DELIVERY PERSONNELSERVICE PROVIDERSSERVICE PROVISIONSET OF GOALSSKILLED ATTENDANTSKILLED ATTENDANTSSOCIAL PROTECTIONSOCIAL SERVICESSOCIAL WELFARESOCIOECONOMIC STATUSSPECIAL NEEDSSTDSSTUDENT LEARNINGSTUDENT LEARNING OUTCOMESTEACHER RATIOTEACHER TRAININGTEACHINGTECHNICAL ASSISTANCETETANUSTODDLERSTRAINING # OF TEACHERSTRAINING PROGRAMSTUBERCULOSISVACCINESVIOLENCEVITAMIN A DEFICIENCYVOCATIONAL TRAININGVULNERABLE CHILDRENVULNERABLE FAMILIESWARSWELLNESSWORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATIONYOUNG CHILDRENYOUTH10.1596/20182