03352nam a22004332u 4500 20181210083001.0 he u||024|||| 080220s1995 xxu ||| bt ||| ||eng d 9780821331712 : 082133171X : 0259-210X ericd eng ericd BD-DhBPA 372.210681 YOI 1995 Young, Mary Eming. 139180 Investing in Young Children. World Bank Discussion Papers No. 275 Mary Eming Young. [Washington, D.C.] : Distributed by ERIC Clearinghouse, 1995. 70 p. Availability: The World Bank, 1818 H Street, N.W., Washington, DC 20433 ($6.95). ericd Designed primarily for World Bank staff and their colleagues in borrowing countries, this paper summarizes why investment in human capital formation through early child development is worthwhile. Chapter 1 introduces the importance of early childhood programs, noting events that have given new visibility to children's issues at the international level. Chapter 2 presents scientific support, socioeconomic reasons, the intersecting needs of women and children, and the synergistic effects of health, nutrition, and stimulation on early childhood development, as rationale for investment in early childhood care and development. Chapter 3 seeks to determine which early childhood programs provide the most reliable outcomes, given the resource constraints of a developing country. It examines program options and programming experiences with projects both inside and outside the purview of the World Bank. Chapter 4 reviews the essential minimum inputs and approaches to packaging such projects. Policy formation and targeting at-risk populations are considered key elements in any early child development strategy. The next chapter suggests three kinds of actions that the World Bank can take: (1) undertake more projects on integrated early child development; (2) support sector work and policy dialogue to assess needs of integrated child services; and (3) fund research and evaluation. The concluding chapter notes that the Bank should increase its lending for early child development investments. The report's three appendices include evidence from developed and developing countries that supports the case for early childhood care, a summary of Bank-financed projects, and examples of projects packaged with different design approaches. (BAC) Microfiche. [Washington D.C.]: ERIC Clearinghouse microfiches : positive. Amirul Child Development. ericd 139181 Child Health. ericd 139182 Child Welfare. ericd 139183 Day Care. ericd 139184 Developing Nations. ericd 139185 Developmental Programs. ericd 2081 Early Childhood Education. ericd 139186 Family Programs. ericd 139187 Foreign Countries. ericd 139188 Human Capital. ericd 139189 Integrated Services. ericd 139190 Nutrition. ericd 139191 Young Children. ericd 139192 World Bank Family Support Program Characteristics World Bank, Washington, DC. 139193 ddc BK 49830 49830 0 ddc 0 0 BPATC BPATC B 2018-05-27 0 372.210681 YOI 1995 WB4703 2018-05-27 00:00:00 2018-05-27 BK Amirul