World Bank2014-09-162014-09-162013https://hdl.handle.net/10986/20162This report presents an analysis of the Early Childhood Development (ECD) programs and policies which affect young children in the Samoa. This report is part of a series of reports prepared by the World Bank using the SABER-ECD framework. The country report includes analysis of early learning, health, nutrition, social and child protection policies and interventions in Samoa, along with regional and international comparisons. The SABER-ECD initiative is designed to enable ECD policy makers and development partners to 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 benchmark the Samoa s ECD system; each of the nine policy levers are examined in detail and some policy options are recommended.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICESACCESS TO SERVICESACCOUNTADOLESCENTSAGEDANTENATAL CAREANTENATAL VISITSBABYBABY CAREBIRTH ATTENDANTSBIRTH REGISTRATIONBOARDINGBOARDING SCHOOLSBREAST MILKBREAST MILK SUBSTITUTESBREASTFEEDINGCARE CENTERSCARE GIVERSCAREGIVERSCHILD ABUSECHILD DEVELOPMENTCHILD HEALTHCHILD PROTECTIONCHILDCARECHILDHOOD ILLNESSESCHILDREN WITH DISABILITIESCHURCHESCLASSROOMCLASSROOM ENVIRONMENTCLASSROOMSCLINICSCOGNITIVE DEVELOPMENTCOMMUNITY HEALTHCONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILDCURRICULACURRICULUMDEVELOPMENT POLICYDIPHTHERIADISABILITIESDOMESTIC VIOLENCEEARLY CHILDHOODEARLY CHILDHOOD CAREEARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENTEARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATIONEARLY INTERVENTIONSEARLY LEARNINGEARLY STIMULATIONECCEECDECD POLICIESECD PROGRAMSEDUCATION FACILITIESEDUCATION POLICIESEDUCATION SECTOREDUCATION SERVICESEDUCATION SYSTEMSEFFECTIVE POLICIESEMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENTENROLLMENTENROLLMENT RATEEQUITABLE ACCESSFAMILIESFAMILY VIOLENCEFINANCIAL COMMITMENTFINANCIAL CONSTRAINTSFIRST AIDFOOD SUPPLEMENTSFORMAL EDUCATIONFORMAL EDUCATION SYSTEMGENDERGERGIRLSGLOBAL HEALTHGOVERNMENT SUPPORTGROSS ENROLLMENTGROWTH MONITORINGHEALTH CAREHEALTH CENTERSHEALTH FACILITIESHEALTH INTERVENTIONSHEALTH POLICYHEALTH SECTORHEALTH SERVICESHEALTH WORKERSHEALTHY LIFESTYLESHEPATITIS BHIVHOME VISITINGHOSPITALSHUMAN DEVELOPMENTHUMAN RIGHTSHYGIENEILLNESSESIMMUNIZATIONIMMUNIZATION PROGRAMSIMMUNIZATIONSIMPACT ON CHILDRENINFANTINFANT MORTALITYINFANT MORTALITY RATESINFANTSINFECTIOUS DISEASESINFLUENZAINFORMATION SYSTEMSINSTRUCTIONINTEGRATED ASSESSMENTINTERNATIONAL COMPARISONSINTERVENTIONIRONLAWSLEARNINGLEARNING OUTCOMESLEGAL STATUSLEVEL OF DEVELOPMENTLIFE CYCLELITERACYLIVE BIRTHSMANDATESMARKETINGMATERNAL MORTALITYMATERNAL MORTALITY RATIOMATERNITY LEAVEMEASLESMIDWIFERYMINISTRY OF EDUCATIONMINISTRY OF HEALTHMORTALITYMOTHERMOTHER-TO-CHILDMOTHER-TO-CHILD TRANSMISSIONMOTOR SKILLSMUMPSNATIONAL AGENDANATIONAL COUNCILNATIONAL LAWSNATIONAL LEVELNATIONAL LEVELSNATIONAL POLICYNEWBORNNEWBORN CARENEWBORNSNUMBER OF CHILDRENNUMERACYNURSESNURSINGNUTRITIONNUTRITIONAL STATUSOBESITYORPHANSPARENTAL LEAVEPARENTINGPATERNITY LEAVEPERSONS WITH DISABILITIESPHYSICAL DEVELOPMENTPHYSICAL DISABILITYPLAN OF ACTIONPOLICY DEVELOPMENTPOLICY FRAMEWORKPOLICY GOALSPOLICY LEVERPOLICY MAKERSPOLIOPOOR FAMILIESPREGNANCYPREGNANT WOMENPRENATAL NUTRITIONPREPRIMARY EDUCATIONPREPRIMARY EDUCATION SERVICESPREPRIMARY SCHOOLSPRESCHOOL EDUCATIONPRESCHOOLSPRIMARY EDUCATION SYSTEMPRIMARY GROSS ENROLLMENTPRIMARY GROSS ENROLLMENT RATEPRIMARY SCHOOLPRIMARY SCHOOL LEVELPRIMARY TEACHERSPROGRESSPUBLIC HEALTHPURCHASING POWERQUALITY ASSURANCEQUALITY OF EDUCATIONREGISTRATION OF BIRTHSREGISTRATION OF CHILDRENRIGHTS OF CHILDRENROLE MODELSRUBELLARURAL LOCATIONSSANITATIONSANITATION FACILITIESSECONDARY EDUCATIONSERVICE DELIVERYSERVICE PROVIDERSERVICE PROVIDERSSERVICE PROVISIONSET OF GOALSSKILLED ATTENDANCESKILLED ATTENDANTSKILLED ATTENDANTSSMALL VILLAGESSOCIAL DEVELOPMENTSOCIAL PROTECTIONSOCIAL WELFARESOCIOECONOMIC STATUSSPECIAL NEEDSSPECIAL NEEDS EDUCATIONTEACHER RATIOTEACHERSTEACHINGTEACHING MATERIALSTERTIARY EDUCATIONTETANUSTRADITIONAL BIRTH ATTENDANTSTRANSMISSION OF INFECTIONTUBERCULOSISTUITIONUNIVERSAL IMMUNIZATIONVACCINESVIOLENCEVULNERABLE CHILDRENVULNERABLE FAMILIESWELLNESSWHOOPING COUGHWORKERSWORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATIONYOUNG AGEYOUNG CHILDRENYOUTH10.1596/20162