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

doi:10.1037/e596922012-001

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“…Inequality in preschool attendance is particularly pronounced in disadvantaged communities where children are exposed to multiple risk factors such as poor sanitation, malnutrition; low parental education, lack of stimulation and access to quality preschool (Naudeau et al, 2011). These children have the double disadvantage of household and community level factors.…”

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“…There is substantial empirical evidence of several positive effects of preschool education. Preschool is associated with enhancing school readiness and better school achievement (Currie, 2001;Heckman and Masterov, 2007;Lynch, 2005), increasing maternal employment (Blau and Currie, 2006;Berlinski et al, 2011), wage earning-potential as well as lower levels of high-risk behaviour (Naudeau et al, 2011). Although considerable progress has been made in the number of children enrolled in preschool in the last decade, more than half of young children remain excluded (UNESCO, 2012).…”

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Preschool attendance: a multilevel analysis of individual and community factors in 21 low and middle-income countries

Delprato

Dunne

Zeitlyn

2016

IJQRE

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This paper investigates how preschool attendance is shaped by individual and community factors for 71,806 children from 14,303 communities in 21 low-to middle-income countries using a multilevel analysis. We assess how these mechanisms vary by community and country wealth and the extent to which the variation of preschool attendance can be explained by the characteristics of children living in these communities. We find that of the total variation, 36% was attributable to communities and 12% to countries, with children's demographic and socioeconomic characteristics' explaining 23% of the between community variation. Community wealth and health are crucial determinants; in poor communities with high stunting rates, the chances of preschool attendance are at least halved. Our results suggest that the effect of community on preschool attendance is stronger in poorer countries with greater inequality between communities.Keywords: preschool attendance; wealth heterogeneity; communities; stunting; contextual effects; multilevel; country income groups; DHS data.Reference to this paper should be made as follows: Delprato, M., Dunne, M. and Zeitlyn, B. (2016) 'Preschool attendance: a multilevel analysis of individual and community factors in 21 low and middle-income countries', Int.

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Preschool attendance: a multilevel analysis of individual and community factors in 21 low and middle-income countries

Delprato

Dunne

Zeitlyn

2016

IJQRE

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“…Naudeau, Kataoka, Valerio, Neuman& Elder, 2011), which make it one of the wisest and most financially profitable investments (see Calman&Tarr-Whelan, 2005). The words of Nobel laureate in economics http://register.consilium.europa.eu/doc/srv?l=EL&f=ST%209424%202011%20INIT)…”

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Access to and quality of early childhood education and care in Greece

Stellakis

2018

J Early Child Stu

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Abstract:The paper discusses issues related to young children's access to public nurseries and kindergartens as well as examining issues concerning the quality of Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) in general and focused in Greece. The purpose of this paper is not only to highlight the various problems but also to contribute to dialogue for the upgrading and improvement of ECEC in Greece. This is why we pay much attention to official documents, especially those from International Organizations or from European Union. Keywords

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“…When ECD interventions are delayed, the reduction of harm fails to reestablish the original developmental potentials and are much more costly than those within the first 1,000 days [1,2,9,[11][12][13]. In this way, trajectories for development follow a general inertia principal-once set in motion, trends are extremely difficult to reverse, which engenders perpetuation of the cyclic trends of intergenerational transmission of poor ECD and poverty [6,13].…”

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“…The first 1,000 days of life (beginning at conception through two years of age) encompass rapid development, adaptation, and consolidation that takes place in brain structure and function, including peak growth in sensory (seeing/hearing), language/speech, and higher cognitive functions [1][2][3]. When exposed to home environments that facilitate poor bonding and ineffective levels of stimulation, children at this stage will have significant lifetime developmental detriments [1,[4][5][6].…”

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Improving Early Childhood Development among Vulnerable Populations: A Pilot Initiative at a Women, Infants, and Children Clinic

Ferguson

Downey

Shriver

et al. 2018

Child Development Research

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Objective. Early childhood development (ECD) programs have demonstrated drastic improvements in survival, growth, health, and social productivity. An ECD pilot intervention was delivered to vulnerable populations of a Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) clinic in Des Moines, Iowa, to assess ECD outcomes and parental receivability in this setting. Study Design. In a randomized, single blinded control initiative, WIC group sessions of mothers (children aged 2 years and younger) were selected for pilot ECD intervention (37 participants) or control (36). Care for Child Development ECD course material was supplemented to intervention groups. Survey results were assessed with paired samples T-testing and by an ANOVA. Results. Pilot session receivability demonstrated significance in all areas relative to control: enjoyment, = 0.008; learning capacity, = 0.011; and participant sharing, = 0.023. Furthermore, the previously validated ECD intervention demonstrated significantly improved cumulative 1 month behavior outcomes following the intervention: = 0.006. Conclusions. The WIC setting provides an ideal environment for delivering ECD education beyond traditional counseling in nutrition. High receivability indices among parents demonstrate remarkable capacity for improvement and growth. The significance in receivability, as well as 1 month behavior outcomes, represents parents' overall readiness to enhance the home environment for their child if merely educated how.

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

Cited by 90 publications

References 85 publications

Preschool attendance: a multilevel analysis of individual and community factors in 21 low and middle-income countries

Preschool attendance: a multilevel analysis of individual and community factors in 21 low and middle-income countries

Access to and quality of early childhood education and care in Greece

Improving Early Childhood Development among Vulnerable Populations: A Pilot Initiative at a Women, Infants, and Children Clinic

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