Investing in Young Children: An Early Childhood Development Guide for Policy Dialogue and Project Preparation by Michelle J. Neuman, Sophie C. Naudeau, Naoko Kataoka, Alexandria Valerio (Paperback, 2010)
The World Bank created this Early Child Development (ECD) Guide in response to a growing demand from Task Team Leaders (TTLs) for advice and support to facilitate the policy dialogue on the topic of ECD and to help policy makers make and implement relevant choices on how to best invest in ECD in the context of their countryAEs ecomy and national priorities. This Guide fills a gap in the literature by (i) distilling existing information in a user-friendly format, (ii) providing practical information on topics that have recently become particularly relevant in ECD (e.g., measuring child development outcomes through the identification and adaptation of relevant instruments, conditional cash transfers for families with young children, etc.), and (iii) assessing the quality of the latest evidence on each topic and identifying the kwledge gaps/remaining questions for which additional experimentation and evaluation are required. This Guide is designed as a series of short tes (approximately 6-8 pages each), clustered into thematic sections: (i) Initiating the policy dialogue: Why invest in ECD? (3 tes); (ii) Assessing needs, measuring outcomes, and establishing policy frameworks (2 tes); (iii) oStrategic entry pointso for ECD investments (4 tes); and (iv) Costing and financing (2 tes). The tes are summarize the main debates in the field. Each te is designed to be read independently, so information is sometimes repeated or cross-referenced across tes.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
World Bank Publications
ISBN-10
0821385267
ISBN-13
9780821385265
eBay Product ID (ePID)
105483336
Product Key Features
Author
Naoko Kataoka, Sophie C. Naudeau, Michelle J. Neuman, Alexandria Valerio
Format
Trade Paperback (US), Paperback
Language
English
Subject
Business, Accounting & Vocational: Textbooks & Study Guides
Type
Textbook
Dimensions
Weight
428g
Height
229mm
Width
152mm
Additional Product Features
Place of Publication
Washington
Spine
16mm
Content Note
1, Black & White Illustrations
Date of Publication
09/11/2010
Genre
Business, Accounting & Vocational: Textbooks & Study Guides