Hyson, MarilouHasan, AmerChang, Mae ChuHasan, AmerAmer, MarilouChang, Mae Chu2013-09-242013-09-242013-06-11978-0-8213-9836-410.1596/978-0-8213-9836-4https://hdl.handle.net/10986/15799Influenced by the condition of young children within its own country and by the pattern of international evidence about the value of Early Childhood Education and Development (ECED), the government of Indonesia has implemented policies and programs that prioritize the early years of children's lives. The first critical step was taken in 2001, when a new directorate dedicated to early childhood was established within the Ministry of Education and Culture. The second critical step was taken when early childhood education was included in a succession of key policy documents-the National Education System Law No. 20 in 2003 and the Ministry of Education and Culture's Strategic Plan (Rencana Strategis or Renstra) in 2004. ECED services are privately provided in multiple formats intended to cater to distinct age groups, and several different government ministries regulate the services. These arrangements underscore the continuing challenges in coordinating services and ensuring high quality across service providers. This book uses Indonesian data to answer five questions with significance for research, policy, and practice within and beyond Indonesia: (1) shat does global evidence tell us about the importance of ECED, and what policies and programs has Indonesia implemented to promote ECED?; (2) what is the pattern of development among young children in poor villages in Indonesia, and how is that development linked with their families' characteristics and the ECED services typically available to them?; (3) what were the processes and challenges of implementing a community-driven ECED project across 50 poor districts in Indonesia?; (4) what can be learned from the short-term results of a randomized evaluation of the project's impact on children s development?; and (5) what insights can be derived from this body of research to inform future policies and practices in Indonesia and beyond? With support from the World Bank and other development partners, the government has provided new early childhood services in 6,000 poor communities across 50 districts in the country. The lessons from this experience are focused in this book.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS TO SERVICESACCOUNTAGE GROUPSAGEDAT-RISK CHILDRENAVERAGE SCOREBASIC EDUCATIONBASIC KNOWLEDGEBENEFITS FOR CHILDRENBRAIN DEVELOPMENTBREASTFEEDINGCARE CENTERSCDDCHILD CARECHILD CARE CENTERSCHILD CARE PROGRAMSCHILD DEVELOPMENTCHILD GROWTHCHILD HEALTHCHILD HEALTH RESEARCHCHILD MORTALITYCHILD OUTCOMESCHILDREN AT RISKCHILDREN UNDER AGECLASSROOMCLINICSCOGNITIVE DEVELOPMENTCOGNITIVE SKILLSCONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILDCRIMECURRICULACURRICULUMDAY CAREDAY CARE CENTERSDEPRESSIONDIABETESDIARRHEADIETSDISABILITIESDISADVANTAGED CHILDRENEARLY CHILD DEVELOPMENTEARLY CHILDHOODEARLY CHILDHOOD CAREEARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENTEARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMSEARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATIONEARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTIONEARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTIONSEARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMSEARLY CHILDHOOD YEARSEARLY EDUCATIONEARLY INTERVENTIONEARLY LEARNINGECCDECCEECDEDUCATION CAPACITYEDUCATION SECTOREDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENTEMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENTENROLLMENTENROLLMENT RATEENROLLMENT RATESFAMILIESFAMILY PLANNINGFAMILY RELATIONSFAMILY SUPPORTFEEDING PATTERNSFORMAL EDUCATIONFORMAL SCHOOLINGGIRLSHEALTH RESEARCHHIV/AIDSHOLISTIC DEVELOPMENTHOME VISITINGHUMAN DEVELOPMENTIMMUNIZATIONINFANCYINFANT MORTALITYINFANTSINTERVENTIONSIODINEIRONKINDERGARTENKINDERGARTENSLANGUAGE STIMULATIONLEADERSHIPLEARNINGLEARNING OUTCOMESLITERACYLIVE BIRTHSMALARIAMALNUTRITIONMATERNAL MORTALITYMENTALMENTAL HEALTHMORTALITYMORTALITY RATESNATIONAL EDUCATIONNATIONAL EDUCATION STANDARDSNON FORMAL EDUCATIONNONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONSNUTRITIONNUTRITION OUTCOMESNUTRITION STATUSNUTRITIONAL STATUSPARENT EDUCATIONPARENTAL EDUCATIONPARENTINGPEDIATRICSPHYSICAL DEVELOPMENTPHYSICAL GROWTHPLAYGROUPSPOOR CHILDRENPOPULATION STUDIESPRENATAL CAREPRESCHOOL PROGRAMPRESCHOOL PROGRAMSPRESCHOOLSPRIMARY CAREGIVERSPRIMARY EDUCATIONPRIMARY SCHOOLPRIMARY SCHOOL COMPLETIONPRIMARY SCHOOL ENROLLMENTPRIMARY SCHOOLINGPRIMARY YEARSPSYCHIATRYPSYCHOLOGYQUALITY ASSURANCEREADINGREASONINGRESEARCH PROGRAMRISK FACTORSRURAL AREASRURAL CHILDRENSANITATIONSCHOOL READINESSSCHOOLSSKILLS DEVELOPMENTSOCIAL DEVELOPMENTSOCIAL NETWORKSSOCIAL POLICYSPECIAL EDUCATIONSTORYTELLINGSTUDENT ASSESSMENTSTUDENT PERFORMANCESTUNTINGTEACHER TRAININGTEACHERSTODDLERSUNDERWEIGHT CHILDRENUNEMPLOYMENTUNIVERSAL ACCESSUNIVERSAL BASIC EDUCATIONVIOLENCEVULNERABLE CHILDRENWASTINGWORKERSYOUNG CHILDRENYOUNGER CHILDRENYOUTHWorld Bank10.1596/978-0-8213-9836-4