"There is considerable evidence that young children in many developing countries suffer from profound deficits in … development (ECD) outcomes are important markers of the welfare of children. In addition, the deleterious effects of poor outcomes …

Early Childhood Education (ECE) programs is maximized when the interventions are targeted to children from disadvantaged …

be realized from investing in pre-primary education ranging from promoting children s school readiness to equalizing …

children in Colombia and recommendations to move forward …

children in the Kyrgyz Republic. This report is part of a series of reports prepared by the World Bank using the Systems … International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF). The Kyrgyz Republic has a population of 5.5 million inhabitants, of which 65 … presents a holistic and integrated assessment of how the overall policy environment in a country affects young children …

children in Tajikistan. This report is part of a series of reports prepared by the World Bank using the Systems Approach for … adopt national laws and regulations that promote appropriate dietary consumption by pregnant women and young children. …

-schooling are higher enrollments among older children, showing that enrollments - eight percent in the 0-3 age group - were seen to …

already met and surpassed projected reductions in the number of underweight children under five years old to below 18 percent … children and families have not shared in these gains. Over 30 million Indonesians live below the poverty line (US $2 per day … children's development at risk and threatening national progress. A notable achievement for Indonesia is that primary school …

are developed, and managed by non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and religious schools. Notwithstanding, poor children … framework, while incentives should be created for improved access to disadvantaged children. …