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No Small Matter: The Importance of Investing in Young Children Globally. Claudia Costin Senior Director for Education World Bank Group November 11, 2014. Less than 50% of 3- to 6-year-old children in developing countries are engaged in any form of pre-primary education.
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No Small Matter: The Importance of Investing in Young Children Globally Claudia CostinSenior Director for EducationWorld Bank GroupNovember 11, 2014
Less than 50% of 3- to 6-year-old children in developing countries are engaged in any form of pre-primary education. • 0.1-0.2 % of GNP is what many developing countries spend on preschool education (well below the 2.36% spent in OECD countries). • ¼ of all children under 5worldwide are physically stunted (162 million children), with 56% of them living in Asia and 36% in Africa. Too Few Children Benefit from ECD Services
How can countries devise low-cost approaches to offering ECD services sustainably?
Establishingan EnablingEnvironment Implementing Widely Monitoring and Assuring Quality Policy Goals Policy Levers Outcome • Legal Framework • Intersectoral Coordination • Finance Effective ECD policies All children have the opportunity to reach their full potential • Scope of Programs • Coverage • Equity • Data Availability • Quality Standards • Compliance with Standards SABER-ECD Analytical Framework
Empirical questions about the types of ECD interventions that are: • Cost-effective at large scale • Across diverse socio-economic and cultural settings, age groups • We (collectively) need to redouble our efforts to continue to: • Experiment with different approaches/alternatives • Rigorously evaluate along the way • Refine our ECD operations and policy advice accordingly and on an ongoing basis.
Creative solutions are needed in different contexts. • 0-2 vs. 3-5 year olds • Center-based care vs. parenting support • Early nutrition for mothers and toddlers • Role of fathers and extended family