World Bank2014-09-152014-09-152013https://hdl.handle.net/10986/20144This report presents an analysis of the Early Childhood Development (ECD) programs and policies that affect young children in Seychelles. This report is part of a series of reports prepared by the World Bank using the SABER ECD framework and includes analysis of early learning, health, nutrition, and social and child protection policies and interventions in Seychelles, along with regional and International comparisons. The SABER ECD initiative is designed to enable ECD policymakers and development partners identify opportunities for further development of effective ECD systems. The SABER ECD classification system does not rank countries according to any overall scoring; rather, it is intended to share information on how different ECD systems address the same policy challenges. This country report presents a framework to compare Seychelles ECD system with other countries in the region and internationally. Each of the nine policy levers are examined in detail and some policy options are identified to strengthen ECD are offered.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOABUSE OF CHILDRENACCESS TO HEALTHCAREAGEDANTENATAL CAREBABYBASIC KNOWLEDGEBIRTH REGISTRATIONBREAST MILKBREAST MILK SUBSTITUTESBREASTFEEDINGCARE CENTERSCARE FOR CHILDRENCAREGIVERSCHILD ABUSECHILD DEVELOPMENTCHILD HEALTHCHILD HEALTH SERVICESCHILD MINDERSCHILD MORTALITYCHILD PROTECTIONCHILDCARECHILDREN WITH DISABILITIESCITIZENSCLASSROOMCLASSROOM VISITSCLASSROOMSCLINICSCOMMUNITY DEVELOPMENTCOMPULSORY PRIMARY EDUCATIONCONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILDCOST EFFECTIVENESSCURRICULACURRICULUMDAY CAREDAY CARE CENTERSDECISION MAKINGDEPRESSIONDEVELOPMENTAL SCREENINGDIETSDISABILITIESDISADVANTAGED CHILDRENDISCRIMINATIONDISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMENDISEASESDOMESTIC VIOLENCEEARLY CHILDHOODEARLY CHILDHOOD CAREEARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENTEARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATIONEARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATORSEARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTIONEARLY DETECTIONEARLY INTERVENTIONEARLY LEARNINGECCEECDECD POLICIESECD PROGRAMSEDUCATION FACILITIESEDUCATION POLICIESEDUCATION PROGRAMSEDUCATION SECTOREDUCATION SERVICESEDUCATION SPENDINGEDUCATION SYSTEMSEDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIESEFFECTIVE POLICIESEMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENTENROLLMENT RATEENROLLMENT RATESEPIDEMICEQUAL EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIESESSENTIAL HEALTH SERVICESFAMILIESFAMILY LEAVEFOLIC ACIDFORMAL LEARNINGGENDERGENDER DISPARITYGIRLSGROSS ENROLLMENTGROWTH MONITORINGHEALTH EFFECTSHEALTH INTERVENTIONSHEALTH SERVICESHEALTH WORKERSHOLISTIC APPROACHHOME BASED CAREHOME LANGUAGEHOME VISITINGHOME VISITSHOSPITALHOSPITALSHOUSEHOLD SURVEYSHUMAN DEVELOPMENTHUMAN RIGHTSHYGIENEILLNESSIMMUNIZATIONIMMUNIZATIONSINDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENTINFANCYINFANTINFANT FEEDINGINFANT MORTALITYINFANTSINSTRUCTIONINTEGRATED ASSESSMENTINTERNATIONAL COMPARISONSINTERVENTIONIRONLAWSLEADERSHIPLEARNING OUTCOMESLEGAL RIGHTSLEGAL STATUSLEVEL OF DEVELOPMENTLIFE CYCLELIFE SKILLSLITERACYLIVE BIRTHSLOCAL COMMUNITYLOW BIRTH WEIGHTMANDATESMARKETINGMATERIAL RESOURCESMATERNAL MORTALITYMATERNAL MORTALITY RATIOMATERNITY LEAVEMEDICAL STAFFMENTALMENTAL HEALTHMIDWIVESMINISTERS OF HEALTHMINISTRY OF EDUCATIONMINISTRY OF HEALTHMORTALITYMOTHERMOTHER TONGUEMOTOR SKILLSNATIONAL COUNCILNATIONAL LAWSNATIONAL LEVELNATIONAL LEVELSNET ENROLLMENTNEWBORNSNUMERACYNUTRITIONNUTRITION EDUCATIONOBESITYORPHANSPARENTAL LEAVEPARENTINGPARITYPATERNITY LEAVEPOLICY DEVELOPMENTPOLICY FORMULATIONPOLICY GOALSPOLICY LEVERPOOR FAMILIESPREGNANCYPREGNANT WOMENPRENATAL CAREPRENATAL NUTRITIONPREPRIMARY EDUCATIONPRESCHOOL CHILDRENPRESCHOOL ENROLLMENTPRESCHOOLSPRIMARY CLASSROOMSPRIMARY EDUCATIONPRIMARY EDUCATION EDUCATIONPRIMARY ENROLLMENTPRIMARY HEALTHCAREPRIMARY SCHOOLPRIMARY SCHOOL AGEPRIMARY SCHOOL ENROLLMENTPRIMARY SCHOOL TEACHERSPRIMARY SCHOOLSPRIMARY TEACHERSPRIMARY YEARSPRIVATE PRIMARY SCHOOLSPSYCHOLOGISTSPSYCHOTHERAPYPUBLIC HEALTHPUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEMPUPIL RATIOQUALIFIED TEACHERSQUALITY ASSURANCEQUALITY OF EDUCATIONREADINGREADING MATERIALSREGISTRATION OF CHILDRENRESIDENTIAL CARERIGHTS OF CHILDRENSCHOOL BUILDINGSSCHOOL HEALTHSCHOOL SUPERVISIONSCREENINGSERVICE DELIVERYSERVICE PROVIDERSSERVICE PROVISIONSKILLED ATTENDANTSSOCIAL AFFAIRSSOCIAL DEVELOPMENTSOCIAL SECURITYSOCIAL SERVICESSOCIAL SUPPORTSOCIAL WELFARESOCIALIZATIONSPECIAL NEEDSSTDSSTUDENT CHARACTERISTICSTARGET POPULATIONSTEACHER TRAININGTEACHERSTEACHINGTRAINING PROGRAMSUNIVERSAL ENROLLMENTVICTIMSVIOLENCEVULNERABLE FAMILIESWELLNESSWORKERSWORKING MOTHERSWORLD CONFERENCEWORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATIONYOUNG CHILDRENYOUTH10.1596/20144