World Bank2014-09-152014-09-152013https://hdl.handle.net/10986/20146This report presents an analysis of the early childhood development (ECD) programs and policies that affect young children in Bulgaria 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 Bulgaria, along with regional and international comparisons. The Government of Bulgaria (GoB) recognizes the critical importance of ECD through the range of national laws and regulations in place to promote the provision of adequate early childhood interventions. The present SABER ECD analysis is intended to identify achievements, as well as gaps, in Bulgarian ECD policies and programs in hopes of informing the improvement of the existing ECD system.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOABUSE OF CHILDRENACCESS TO EDUCATIONACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICESACCESS TO PRESCHOOLACCOUNTADEQUATE NUTRITIONAGE COHORTAGEDARMED CONFLICTBASIC SERVICESBIRTH REGISTRATIONBREASTFEEDINGCARE FOR CHILDRENCARE OF CHILDRENCAREGIVERSCHILD ABUSECHILD CARECHILD CARE CENTERSCHILD DEVELOPMENTCHILD LABORCHILD POVERTYCHILD PROTECTIONCHILDBIRTHCHILDCARECHILDREN IN INSTITUTIONSCHILDREN WITH DISABILITIESCITIZENSCLASSROOMSCOGNITIVE OUTCOMESCOMMUNICABLE DISEASESCOMMUNITY HEALTHCOMMUNITY PROGRAMSCOMPULSORY EDUCATIONCONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILDCURRICULUMDAY CAREDAY CARE CENTERSDEPRESSIONDIPHTHERIADISABILITIESDOMESTIC VIOLENCEEARLY CHILDHOODEARLY CHILDHOOD CAREEARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENTEARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT POLICIESEARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATIONEARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTIONSEARLY CHILDHOOD PRACTITIONERSEARLY INTERVENTIONEARLY LEARNINGEARLY STIMULATIONEARLY YEARS OF LIFEECCEECDECD POLICIESECD PROGRAMSEDUCATION SECTOREDUCATION SERVICESEDUCATION SPENDINGEDUCATIONAL SERVICESEFFECTIVE POLICIESENROLLMENT OF CHILDRENENROLLMENT RATESENROLLMENT RATIOEQUAL ACCESSFAMILIESFAMILY SUPPORTFAMILY VIOLENCEFIRST GRADEFOLIC ACIDFORMAL SCHOOLINGFOSTER CAREGENDERGIRLSGROSS ENROLLMENTGROSS ENROLLMENT RATIOGROSS NATIONAL INCOMEGROWTH MONITORINGHEAD TEACHERHEALTH CAREHEALTH INTERVENTIONSHEALTH MESSAGESHEALTH POLICYHEALTH SERVICESHEPATITIS BHOME CAREHOME VISITINGHOME VISITSHOMELESS CHILDRENHOSPITALIZATIONHOSPITALSHUMAN DEVELOPMENTHUMAN RIGHTSIMMUNIZATIONIMMUNIZATIONSINFANTINFANT MORTALITYINFANTSINFLUENZAINFORMED CONSENTINSTITUTIONALIZATIONINTEGRATED ASSESSMENTINTERNATIONAL COMPARISONSINTERVENTIONIRONJUVENILEJUVENILE DELINQUENCYKINDERGARTENKINDERGARTENSLAWSLEADERSHIPLEARNING OPPORTUNITIESLEARNING OUTCOMESLEVEL OF DEVELOPMENTLIFE CYCLELIFELONG LEARNINGLIVE BIRTHSLIVING STANDARDSLOW BIRTH WEIGHTMANDATESMARKETINGMEASLESMEDICAL PROFESSIONALSMEDICAL SPECIALISTSMEDICINESMENTALMENTAL DEVELOPMENTMINISTRY OF HEALTHMINORITYMINORSMORTALITYNATIONAL COUNCILNATIONAL LAWSNATIONAL LEVELNEEDS ASSESSMENTNET ENROLLMENTNET ENROLLMENT RATIONURSERY SCHOOLSNURSESNURSINGNUTRITIONORPHANSOUTPATIENT CAREPARENTAL CAREPARENTAL LEAVEPARENTINGPARITYPATIENTPATIENTSPEOPLE WITH DISABILITIESPOLICY DEVELOPMENTPOLICY FRAMEWORKPOLICY GOALSPOLICY LEVERPOLIOMYELITISPOPULATION CENSUSPREGNANCYPREGNANT WOMENPRENATAL NUTRITIONPREPRIMARY EDUCATIONPRESCHOOL EDUCATIONPRESCHOOL ENROLLMENTPRESCHOOLSPREVENTING CHILD ABANDONMENTPRIMARY EDUCATIONPRIMARY EDUCATION OF CHILDRENPRIMARY EDUCATION SYSTEMPRIMARY ENROLLMENTPRIMARY ENROLLMENT RATEPRIMARY SCHOOLPRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERSPRIMARY SCHOOLSPROSTITUTIONPROTECTION OF CHILDRENPUBLIC EDUCATIONPUBLIC HEALTHPUBLIC HEALTH SERVICESPUBLIC INSTITUTIONSQUALITY ASSURANCEQUALITY OF EDUCATIONREGISTRATION OF CHILDRENREGULAR ATTENDANCERIGHTS OF CHILDRENRURAL AREASSALE OF CHILDRENSCHOOL FEEDING PROGRAMSSCHOOL LEAVERSSCHOOL READINESSSCREENINGSERVICE DELIVERYSERVICE PROVIDERSSERVICE PROVISIONSEXUAL ABUSESEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASESSKILLED ATTENDANTSSOCIAL ASSISTANCESOCIAL EXCLUSIONSOCIAL PLANNINGSOCIAL POLICYSOCIAL PROTECTIONSOCIAL SERVICESSOCIAL SUPPORTSOCIAL WELFARESOCIOECONOMIC STATUSSPECIAL EDUCATIONSPECIAL NEEDSSTDSTEACHINGTETANUSTREATMENT FOR CHILDRENTUITIONUNEMPLOYMENTUNIVERSAL ACCESSVIOLENCEVOCATIONAL TRAININGVULNERABLE CHILDRENVULNERABLE FAMILIESVULNERABLE GROUPSWELLNESSWORKERSWORKING CONDITIONSYOUNG CHILDYOUNG CHILDRENYOUNGER CHILDRENYOUTH10.1596/20146