Investing in Young Children : An
            Early Childhood Development Guide for Policy Dialogue and
            Project Preparation

Naudeau, Sophie; Kataoka, Naoko; Valerio, Alexandria; Neuman, Michelle J.; Elder, Leslie Kennedy

Investing in Young Children : An Early Childhood Development Guide for Policy Dialogue and Project Preparation

Autores

Elder, Leslie Kennedy

Editor

World Bank

Descripción

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, governments also have an important role during this critical time of human capital accumulation. For example, governments can ensure that all expectant mothers and young children have access to quality health services and nutrition. They can support parents and other caregivers in providing a positive and stimulating environment for children from birth on by promoting parenting information programs, investing in direct services such as home-based visits, funding daycare centers and preschools, or providing financial incentives to access good quality programs for infants and children. This Early Childhood Development (ECD) guide presents lessons and experiences that have been useful in informing the policy debate about ECD interventions and the design of such programs across the world. Whether the user of this guide is at the initial stage of deciding whether to expand an ECD portfolio or already in the program design stage, the content offers a range of evidence- based options to inform policy and investment choices.
La Banque mondiale a rédigé ce guide du développement de la petite enfance (DPE) pour répondre à la demande croissante de conseil et d’appui des responsables de programmes en matière de dialogue politique sur le thème du DPE, et pour aider les clients à prendre et à mettre en œuvre des décisions pertinentes sur la meilleure manière d’investir dans le DPE dans le cadre de leur économie et de leurs priorités nationales. Ce guide comble un manque dans la littérature actuelle sur le sujet (1) en distillant l’information existante sous la forme de notes concises et faciles à utiliser ; (2) en fournissant une information pratique sur les dernières questions pertinentes relatives au DPE, telles que la mesure des résultats du développement des enfants grâce à l’identification et l’adaptation d’instruments efficaces, aux transferts monétaires conditionnels destinés aux familles de jeunes enfants, et autres ; et (3) en évaluant la qualité des derniers faits rapportés pour chaque sujet et en identifiant les lacunes en matière de connaissances pour lesquelles des expérimentations et évaluations complémentaires sont nécessaires. Ce guide comprend les sections suivantes : Introduction incluant (1) une définition du DPE ; (2) des éléments de contexte et de justification du DPE ; et (3) un cadre de travail conceptuel comprenant notamment un examen des différents domaines du développement de l’enfant et les moments de la petite enfance les plus propices à la mise en place d’interventions spécifiques ; Section 1 : Ouverture d’un dialogue politique sur l’investissement dans le DPE ; Section 2 : Évaluation des besoins, mesure des résultats et établissement de cadres des politiques ; Section 3 : Points d’entrée stratégiques pour l’investissement dans le DPE ; Section 4 : Évaluation des coûts et financement des programmes de DPE ; Annexe : Tableau résumé des programmes et évaluations.

Palabras clave

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT, ACCESS TO EDUCATION, ACCESS TO HEALTH SERVICES, ADAPTATION, ADDICTION, ADEQUATE NUTRITION, ADJUSTMENT, ADOLESCENT GIRLS, ADULT LIFE, AGED, ARITHMETIC, ASSESSMENT INSTRUMENTS, ATTENTION, BEHAVIOR CHANGE, BREASTFEEDING, CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES, CAREGIVERS, CHILD CARE, CHILD DEVELOPMENT, CHILD EDUCATION, CHILD GROWTH, CHILD HEALTH, CHILD MORTALITY, CHILD RIGHTS, CHILD SURVIVAL, CHILD WELFARE, CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT INTERVENTIONS, COGNITIVE ABILITY, COGNITIVE ACHIEVEMENT, COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT, COGNITIVE OUTCOMES, COGNITIVE PROCESSES, COGNITIVE SKILLS, COHORT STUDIES, COMMUNITY HEALTH, COMPETENCE, CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD, CURIOSITY, DAP, DELINQUENCY, DEVELOPMENTAL POTENTIAL, DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY, DIABETES, DIARRHEAL DISEASES, DIPHTHERIA, DISADVANTAGED CHILDREN, EARLY BRAIN DEVELOPMENT, EARLY CHILD DEVELOPMENT, EARLY CHILDHOOD, EARLY CHILDHOOD CARE, EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT, EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS, EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION, EARLY CHILDHOOD ENVIRONMENT RATING SCALE, EARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTION, EARLY EDUCATION, EARLY GRADES, EARLY INTERVENTION, EARLY LEARNING, EARLY STIMULATION, EARLY YEARS OF LIFE, ECCD, ECCE, ECD, ECD PROGRAMS, ECERS, EDUCATIONAL ATTAINMENT, EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES, EDUCATIONAL PERFORMANCE, EMOTIONAL DEVELOPMENT, ENROLLMENT, ENROLLMENT OF GIRLS, ENROLLMENT RATES, ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS, EPIDEMIOLOGY, EXTENDED FAMILY, FAMILIES, FAMILY MEMBERS, FINE MOTOR SKILLS, FIRST GRADE, FORMAL LEARNING, GIRLS, GRADE RETENTION, HEALTH CARE, HEALTH OUTCOMES, HEALTH SERVICES, HEALTHY GROWTH, HOME VISITS, HOUSEHOLD SURVEYS, HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, HYGIENE, HYPERTENSION, IMAGINATION, IMMUNIZATION, INFANCY, INFANT MORTALITY, INFANTS, INHIBITION, INSTRUCTION, INTERVENTION, INTERVENTIONS, IODINE DEFICIENCY, IRON, JUVENILE, KINDERGARTEN, KNOWLEDGE GAPS, LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT, LEARNING, LEARNING ACHIEVEMENT, LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES, LEARNING OUTCOMES, LEGAL STATUS, LIFE CYCLE, LITERACY, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT, MALNUTRITION, MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM, MARIJUANA, MEASLES, MEMORY, MENTAL DEVELOPMENT, MENTAL HEALTH, MENTAL HEALTH PROBLEMS, MENTAL RETARDATION, MORBIDITY, MORTALITY, MOTIVATION, NAEYC, NATIONAL EDUCATION, NEEDS ASSESSMENT, NUTRITION, OBESITY, OLDER CHILDREN, OLDER GIRLS, PARENT EDUCATION, PARENTING, PATIENT, PERCEPTION, PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT, PHYSICAL GROWTH, PLAYING, PRE-SCHOOL EDUCATION, PREGNANCY, PREGNANT WOMEN, PRENATAL NUTRITION, PREPRIMARY EDUCATION, PRESCHOOL EDUCATION, PRESCHOOL PROGRAMS, PRESCHOOLS, PRIMARY SCHOOL, PRIMARY SCHOOL LEVEL, PRIMARY SCHOOL PERFORMANCE, PRIVATE EXPENDITURE, PSYCHIATRY, PSYCHOMOTOR SKILLS, PUBLIC EXPENDITURE, PUBLIC HEALTH, PUBLIC SCHOOLS, QUALITY OF LEARNING, READING, REPETITION RATES, RISK FACTORS, SCHOOL READINESS, SCHOOL-AGE CHILDREN, SCHOOLING, SCHOOLS, SCREENING, SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS, SIBLINGS, SMOKING, SOCIAL ASSISTANCE, SOCIAL BEHAVIOR, SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT, SOCIAL EXCLUSION, SOCIAL PROTECTION, SOCIAL SKILLS, SPECIAL EDUCATION, SPEECH, STUDENT LEARNING, SUBSTANCE USE, TEACHERS, TETANUS, THOUGHTS, TODDLERS, UNEMPLOYMENT, VERBAL COMMUNICATION, VULNERABLE CHILDREN, VULNERABLE GROUPS, WORKERS, YOUNG ADULT, YOUNG CHILDREN, YOUNGSTERS, YOUTH