Investing in young children : an early childhood development guide for policy dialogue and project preparation / Sophie Naudeau [and others].

Investing in young children is the responsible thing to do. All children deserve a chance to grow into healthy, educated, and competent people, no matter where and when they were born. While parents bear most of the responsibility for raising their children, especially in the early years of life, go...

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Contributors: Naudeau, Sophie
Corporate Contributor: World Bank.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, DC : World Bank, ©2011.
Series:Directions in development (Washington, D.C.). Human development.
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Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Half Title Page; Title Page; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Overview; Introduction; Section 1: Initiating the Policy Dialogue on Investing in ECD; Section 2: Assessing Needs, Measuring Outcomes, and Establishing Policy Frameworks; Section 3: Strategic Entry Points for ECD Investments; Section 4: Costing and Financing; Appendix Descriptions of Projects and Studies Included in Investing in Young Children; Index; Back Cover.