Early Childhood Development in Sub-Saharan Africa : Issues and Strategies

dc.creatorColletta, Nat J.
dc.creatorBalachander, Jayshree
dc.creatorLiang, Xiaoyan
dc.date2012-08-13T09:52:30Z
dc.date2012-08-13T09:52:30Z
dc.date1997-10
dc.date.accessioned2026-07-01T01:25:29Z
dc.descriptionFor many children in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), primary school interventions are already too late to prevent irreversible disability or to allow for the development of full adult capacity. Many of the same conditions of poverty that previously placed the under-five at risk of death later leave them at the risk of poor health, malnutrition and impaired mental, social and emotional development. This study, the condition of young children in Sub-Saharan Africa: the convergence of health, nutrition, and early education, describes the condition of young children in Africa and begins to explore strategies to address their condition. It is the first in a series of three studies: the second study is a review of Early Child Development (ECD) programs in SSA and the third will synthesize lessons drawn from the preceding second studies as well as country case studies in Kenya, South Africa, and Mauritius.
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dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1997/10/12861957/early-childhood-development-sub-saharan-africa-issues-strategies
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/9916
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.1596/9916
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/417965
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relationAfrica Region Findings & Good Practice Infobriefs; No. 96
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rightshttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.rightsWorld Bank
dc.subjectACCESS TO PRIMARY EDUCATION
dc.subjectACTIVE LEARNING
dc.subjectACTIVE LEARNING CAPACITY
dc.subjectALTERNATIVE DELIVERY SYSTEMS
dc.subjectBASIC EDUCATION
dc.subjectBASIC EDUCATION PROGRAMS
dc.subjectBASIC NEEDS
dc.subjectBASIC SERVICES
dc.subjectCARE-GIVERS
dc.subjectCHILD-CARE
dc.subjectCHRONIC MALNUTRITION
dc.subjectCLASSROOM
dc.subjectDAY CARE
dc.subjectDISABILITY
dc.subjectEARLY CHILDHOOD
dc.subjectEARLY CHILDHOOD CARE
dc.subjectEARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectEARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
dc.subjectEARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTION
dc.subjectEARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMS
dc.subjectEARLY EDUCATION
dc.subjectEARLY INTERVENTION
dc.subjectEARLY STIMULATION
dc.subjectECD
dc.subjectECD PROGRAMS
dc.subjectEDUCATION POLICY
dc.subjectEDUCATION SYSTEM
dc.subjectEDUCATION SYSTEMS
dc.subjectEFFECTIVENESS OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectEMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectENROLLMENT LEVELS
dc.subjectENROLLMENT RATES
dc.subjectEXISTING RESOURCES
dc.subjectFAMILY SUPPORT
dc.subjectFIRST GRADE
dc.subjectFOOD SECURITY
dc.subjectGENDER
dc.subjectGENDER INEQUALITIES
dc.subjectGIRLS
dc.subjectHEALTH CARE
dc.subjectHEALTH CENTERS
dc.subjectHUMAN CAPITAL
dc.subjectIMPORTANCE OF EDUCATION
dc.subjectINFANT
dc.subjectINFANT MORTALITY
dc.subjectINTERVENTIONS
dc.subjectLABOR FORCE
dc.subjectLEARNING
dc.subjectLEARNING CAPACITY
dc.subjectMALNUTRITION
dc.subjectMASS MEDIA
dc.subjectMEASLES
dc.subjectNUTRITION
dc.subjectORPHANS
dc.subjectPOLIO
dc.subjectPOOR FAMILIES
dc.subjectPOOR HEALTH
dc.subjectPRIMARY ENROLLMENT
dc.subjectPRIMARY SCHOOL
dc.subjectPRIMARY SCHOOL ATTENDANCE
dc.subjectPRIMARY SCHOOLING
dc.subjectPROGRESS
dc.subjectQUALITY OF CARE
dc.subjectREFUGEES
dc.subjectREPETITION RATES
dc.subjectRISK OF DEATH
dc.subjectSCHOOL FAILURE
dc.subjectSCHOOL PROGRAM
dc.subjectSCHOOL QUALITY
dc.subjectSCHOOL SITE
dc.subjectSCHOOLING
dc.subjectSCHOOLS
dc.subjectSECONDARY SCHOOL
dc.subjectSECONDARY SCHOOLS
dc.subjectSERVICE DELIVERY
dc.subjectSIBLINGS
dc.subjectSOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectSOCIAL INEQUALITIES
dc.subjectSOCIAL INEQUITY
dc.subjectSOCIAL PROGRAMS
dc.subjectSOCIAL WELFARE
dc.subjectSOCIALIZATION
dc.subjectTRADITIONAL FAMILY
dc.subjectTUBERCULOSIS
dc.subjectURBAN POPULATION
dc.subjectURBANIZATION
dc.subjectVULNERABLE CHILDREN
dc.subjectWORKERS
dc.subjectYOUNG CHILDREN
dc.titleEarly Childhood Development in Sub-Saharan Africa : Issues and Strategies
dc.titleLe developpement des premieres annees de l'enfance en Afrique Subsaharienne : problemes et strategies

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