World Bank Group2015-11-172015-11-172015-01https://hdl.handle.net/10986/22989This report presents an analysis of the early childhood development (ECD) programs and policies that affect young children in Albania 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 Albania, along with regional and international comparisons.en-USCC BY 3.0 IGOSKILLSCHILDHOODEDUCATIONCAREGIVERSREGISTRATIONOFCHILDRENPEOPLETEACHERSEDUCATIONSECTORPUBLICSCHOOLSEARLY LEARNINGDECISIONͲMAKINGANTENATAL CARESCHOOLINGCHILD CARE CENTERSPREVENTIONLAWSTUITIONEARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENTENROLLMENTGROUPSHEALTH CAREPRIMARY ENROLLMENT RATEEARLY CHILDHOOD CAREHEALTHPSYCHOLOGISTSDEPRESSIONLEARNING MATERIALSFIRST GRADECHILDPROTECTIONENROLLMENTRATESCARE CENTERSSOCIALDEVELOPMENTEARLYCHILDHOODDEVELOPMENTEXAMBIRTHREGISTRATIONPUBLIC HEALTHPRIMARYSCHOOLTEACHERSCHILDHOODDEVELOPMENTEDUCATION SECTORKNOWLEDGEDISABILITIESPREPRIMARYEDUCATIONCOMMUNITY DEVELOPMENTIRONCHILDHOOD EDUCATIONTRAININGIMMUNIZATIONEARLY STIMULATIONCHILDABUSECHILDHOODCAREPRIMARY ENROLLMENTPRIVATE SCHOOLSPRIMARYENROLLMENTRATEHEALTH INDICATORSANTENATALCAREINTERNATIONALCOMPARISONSCHILD DEVELOPMENTNURSESADOPTIONFOLICACIDVIOLENCEBIRTH REGISTRATIONMARKETINGLEARNING OPPORTUNITIESENROLLMENTRATESTUDENT ACHIEVEMENTSOCIALSERVICESLEARNINGEARLYCHILDHOODEDUCATIONFIRST GRADEPOSTNATALCAREPRIMARY SCHOOLSCREENINGORPHANSPRIMARYSCHOOLSSOCIAL DEVELOPMENTDAYCAREMORTALITYCHILD CAREKINDERGARTENPRIMARY SCHOOLSREADINGSTDSEARLY CHILD DEVELOPMENTKINDERGARTENSWORKERSENROLLMENT RATESSPECIALNEEDSAGEDEQUAL ACCESSPRIMARYEDUCATIONENROLLMENTCHILDREN WITH DISABILITIESPUBLIC EXPENDITURESCHOOLSSURVEILLANCEPRIMARYEDUCATIONPARTICIPATIONEARLYLEARNINGPREGNANTWOMENGROSSENROLLMENTPRIMARY SCHOOLSSPECIAL NEEDSPARENTINGHEALTH OUTCOMESANNUAL EXAMUNIVERSAL ACCESSENROLLMENT RATECHILDDEVELOPMENTVICTIMSPEOPLEWITHDISABILITIESEARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATIONEMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENTYOUTHCHILD PROTECTIONMEASUREMENTNUTRITIONEARLYCHILDHOODCAREENROLLMENTRATIOQUALITYASSURANCEHOMELESSNESSSTUDENTPOPULATIONPRIMARY SCHOOLͲAGE CHILDRENPRIMARY HEALTH CARECURRICULUMPRIVATESCHOOLSPARITYWEIGHTPREGNANT WOMENCHILDHOOD CAREPRIMARY SCHOOLͲAGEEDUCATION PROGRAMSCHILDRENHEALTHINTERVENTIONSQUALITY EDUCATIONEARLYSTIMULATIONEDUCATIONINVESTMENTPRIMARYENROLLMENTLEARNINGOPPORTUNITIESREGIONALEDUCATIONWELLNESSSCHOOLͲAGE CHILDRENPRIVATEEXPENDITURECHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENTSOCIALPOLICYAGEGROUPSHEALTHCARESTUDENTSPRIMARYSCHOOLINTEGRATEDASSESSMENTLEADERSHIPNET ENROLLMENTINTERVENTIONSSTRATEGYPRIMARY EDUCATIONFEESREGISTRATIONFAMILIESWOMENMEDICINESHOSPITALSHEALTH INTERVENTIONSCLASSROOMCLASSROOMSCHILDCAREHEALTH SERVICESIMPLEMENTATIONMENTALSCHOOLTEACHERSPUBLICHEALTHPREGNANCYPRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDRENNURSINGBREASTFEEDINGHUMAN DEVELOPMENTReportWorld Bank10.1596/22989