Eming Young, MaryEming Young, Mary2013-06-172013-06-172002https://hdl.handle.net/10986/13950Investing in every child at an early age is an investment in human, and economic development for all. Children born in poverty are far more likely to grow undeveloped in both body, and mind. Science tells us that early child development (ECD) is critical, and marks a child for life, and, young children who are well nurtured, do better in school, and develop the skills to compete in a global economy. It is in this context that the Bank hosted a conference to review the state of knowledge on brain development, the link between ECD and human development, the standards of care to improve children's educational outcomes, the qualitative and quantitative measures of effective programs, and elements of quality in ECD programs. This book contains the proceedings of the Conference on Investing in our Children's Future, which brought together leading experts, academicians, and practitioners from nongovernmental organizations, civil society, governments, and international organizations. The conference featured the benefits of investing in young children, and measuring ECD standards of care, to ensure a fair start for all based on case studies. It further evaluated the effectiveness of ECD programs, with presentations focused on the role of private initiatives in influencing public policy. Conclusions include the pursuit of a continued evaluation on the effectiveness of ECD programs, and, a deliberately planned global coalition to fund ECD initiatives.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOEARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENTPROCEEDINGSHUMAN CAPITAL INVESTMENTSBRAIN RESEARCHSCIENTIFIC EXCHANGESHEALTH ASPECTSCHILDREN'S MEDICAL CARECHILDCAREEDUCATIONAL PROGRAMSCASE STUDIESQUALITY OF HEALTH CAREPRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATIONPRIVATE SOURCES OF EDUCATIONAL FUNDSPRIVATE-PUBLIC PARTNERSHIPSEDUCATIONAL POLICYHEALTH POLICYPOLITICAL DECISION MAKINGPOOR CHILDREN & EDUCATIONPOOR CHILDREN & MEDICAL CAREINTERNATIONAL COOPERATIONEDUCATIONAL EVALUATIONACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTACCESS TO PRIMARY EDUCATIONACHIEVEMENTADOLESCENCEADOLESCENTSADULT LIFEAGEDAGGRESSIONAGGRESSIVEAGINGALCOHOL CONSUMPTIONANTISOCIAL BEHAVIORANXIETYAPTITUDE TESTSBASIC NEEDSBEHAVIOR PROBLEMSBEHAVIORAL PROBLEMSBELIEFSCARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMCAREGIVERSCHILD CARECHILD DEVELOPMENTCHILD EDUCATIONCHILD LABORCHILD SURVIVALCHILDCARECHILDREN START PRIMARY SCHOOLCHURCHESCLASSROOMCLASSROOM STRUCTURECOGNITIONCOGNITIVE ABILITYCOGNITIVE DEVELOPMENTCOGNITIVE SKILLSCOMMUNITY DEVELOPMENTCOMPETENCECRIMECRITICAL THINKINGDAY CAREDEPRESSIONDIABETESDISABILITIESDISABLED CHILDRENEARLY BRAIN DEVELOPMENTEARLY CHILD DEVELOPMENTEARLY CHILDHOODEARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATIONEARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMSEARLY EDUCATIONEARLY INTERVENTIONSEARLY YEARS OF LIFEECDECD POLICIESECD PROGRAMSECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTEDUCATION PROGRAMSEDUCATION SECTOREDUCATIONAL EXPERIENCESEDUCATIONAL FACILITIESEDUCATIONAL OUTCOMESEDUCATIONAL PERFORMANCEEMOTIONENROLLMENTENVIRONMENTAL FACTORSEPIDEMIOLOGYEQUAL ACCESSEQUAL OPPORTUNITYFAMILIESFAMILY SUPPORTGENDERGENDER EQUALITYGENDER EQUALITY IN EDUCATIONGIRLSHEAD STARTHEALTH CAREHEALTH OUTCOMESHIGH BLOOD PRESSUREHOME VISITINGHOME VISITSHORMONESHUMAN DEVELOPMENTHUMAN RIGHTSHYPERTENSIONIMMUNE SYSTEMIMMUNIZATIONINDIVIDUAL DIFFERENCESINFANCYINFANT HEALTHINFANTSINSTITUTIONALIZATIONINTELLECTUAL DEVELOPMENTINTELLIGENCEINTERVENTIONINTERVENTIONSINTRAUTERINE GROWTH RETARDATIONJUVENILE DELINQUENCYLEADERSHIPLEARNINGLEGAL STATUSLIFE CYCLELIFE EVENTSLIFE EXPECTANCYLITERACYLOW BIRTHWEIGHTMALNUTRITIONMATERNAL MORTALITYMATHEMATICAL ABILITYMEMORYMENTALMENTAL HEALTHMENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMSMENTAL ILLNESSMORTALITYMORTALITY RATESNONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONSNUTRITIONOBESITYPARENTINGPEDIATRICSPERCEPTIONPHYSICAL DEVELOPMENTPLAYINGPOOR CHILDRENPRE-SCHOOL EDUCATIONPREGNANCYPRESCHOOL EDUCATIONPRESCHOOL PROGRAMPRESCHOOL PROGRAMSPRIMARY GRADESPRIMARY SCHOOLPRIVATE PARTNERSHIPSPRIVATE VOLUNTARY ORGANIZATIONSPRODUCTIVITYPUBLIC HEALTHRISK FACTORSRURAL AREASSCHOOL ATTENDANCESCHOOL SYSTEMSCHOOLINGSCHOOLSSIBLINGSSOCIAL DEVELOPMENTSOCIAL INDICATORSSOCIAL POLICYSOCIAL SERVICESSOCIAL SKILLSSPEECHSTORYTELLINGSTREET CHILDRENSTUNTED CHILDRENSUICIDETEACHER EDUCATIONTEACHER TRAININGTHINKING SKILLSTODDLERSUNEMPLOYMENTUNIVERSAL ACCESSUNIVERSAL ACCESS TO PRIMARY EDUCATIONUNIVERSAL PRIMARY EDUCATIONVACCINESVIOLENCEYOUNG CHILDYOUNG CHILDRENYOUNG PEOPLE EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENTPROCEEDINGSHUMAN CAPITAL INVESTMENTSBRAIN RESEARCHSCIENTIFIC EXCHANGESHEALTH ASPECTSCHILDREN'S MEDICAL CARECHILDCAREEDUCATIONAL PROGRAMSCASE STUDIESQUALITY OF HEALTH CAREPRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATIONPRIVATE SOURCES OF EDUCATIONAL FUNDSPRIVATE-PUBLIC PARTNERSHIPSEDUCATIONAL POLICYHEALTH POLICYPOLITICAL DECISION MAKINGPOOR CHILDREN & EDUCATIONPOOR CHILDREN & MEDICAL CAREINTERNATIONAL COOPERATIONEDUCATIONAL EVALUATIONWorld Bank10.1596/13950