Investing in Early Childhood Development : Review of the World Bank's Recent Experience /

This study provides an overview of Bank investments in Early Childhood Development (ECD) from 2000-2013 within the Education, Health, Nutrition and Population, and Social Protection and Labor practices. The study summarizes trends in operational and analytical investments in early childhood, includi...

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Main Author: Sayre, Rebecca K.
Other Authors: Devercelli, Amanda E., Neuman, Michelle J., Wodon, Quentin
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : The World Bank, 2015
Series:World Bank e-Library.
World Bank studies.
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Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
Table of Contents:
  • Front Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Executive Summary; World Bank Support for ECD; World Bank Operational and Analytical Investments; Tables; Table ES. 1 Human Development Early Childhood Development Portfolio between FY 2001 and FY 2013; Lessons Learned from ECD Operations; Looking Forward; Note; Abbreviations; Chapter 1Introduction; Importance of Investing in ECD; Note; Chapter 2Methodology for the Study; Abstract; What Is Meant by ECD and Essential ECD Interventions?; Box; Box 2.1 Clarifying the Definition of ECD and Related Terms; What Has Been Included in This Review and What Has Not?
  • FiguresFigure 2.1 Selection of Projects for This Review; Note; Chapter 3Trends in Operations; Abstract; IBRD/IDA Operations: Commitment Levels and Trends; Table 3.1 Trend in the Number of IBRD/IDA Operations and Funding for ECD; Figure 3.1 IBRD/IDA ECD Operations in the HD Portfolio, US million (US of 2013); Figure 3.2 IBRD/IDA ECD Operations in the HD Portfolio, Number; Figure 3.3 IBRD/IDA ECD Operations in ED, HNP, and SP US million (US of 2013); IBRD/IDA Commitments by Sector, Region, and Country Income; Maps; Map 3.1 Global Distribution of HD ECD Investments through IBRD/IDA.
  • Table 3.2 IBRD/IDA Commitments (in US of 2013) to ECD by Region and SectorFigure 3.4 IBRD/IDA Investment in ECD in the HD Portfolio Per Child under Five; ECD Share in Human Development IBRD/IDA Operations; Figure 3.5 Share of ECD Commitments in Overall HD Portfolio; Table 3.3 Share of ECD in HD IBRD/IDA Portfolio by Time Period; Trust-Funded ECD Operations; Table 3.4 Trust-funded Operations (in US of 2013) to ECD by Region and Sector; Operations Likely to Benefit Children; Figure 3.6 Trust-funded ECD Operations in the HD Portfolio, US million (US of 2013).
  • Chapter 4Case Studies of OperationsAbstract; Selection of the Case Studies; Table 4.1 Summary of ECD Case Studies; Bulgaria Social Inclusion Project (SIP); Eritrea Integrated Early Child Development (IECD) Project; Indonesia Early Childhood Education and Development (ECED) Project; Jamaica Early Child Development (ECD) Project; Jordan ECD Component of Education Reform for the Knowledge Economy; Mexico ECD Component of Compensatory Education Project; Senegal Nutrition Enhancement Program (Phases I and II); Note; Chapter 5Lessons Learned from Operations; Abstract.
  • Considerations for Effective ECD Project DesignNational Commitment; Table 5.1 Examples of PDO Indicators; Local Ownership; Coordination across Sectors and Levels; Targeting Disadvantaged Children; Sociocultural Relevance; Knowledge Exchange; Note; Chapter 6Trends in Analytical, Advisory, and Partnership Work; Abstract; Investments in Analytical, Advisory, and Partnership Work; Table 6.1 Analytical, Advisory, and Partnership Activities, by Type (FY 2001 to FY 2013); Table 6.2 Trend in the Number of and Funding for ECD-Related Analytical and Partnership Activities by Year.