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Early Childhood Stimulation in Tanzania : Findings from a Pilot Study in Katavi Region
World Bank Group - 2018
This study qualitatively explores early stimulation practices in Katavi region, Tanzania. It also quantitatively investigates the links between these early stimulation practices and development of children 0-3 years of age in the Katavi region. A comparative qualitative case study was carried...
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Early Childhood Education and Care : A Focused Review of Preschool Education in Tajikistan
World Bank Group - 2019
Tajikistan's human capital, eroded by the country's civil war (1992-97), remains low today. According to analyses by the World Bank's Human Capital Project, a child born in Tajikistan today is expected to be 53 percent as productive as he or she could be with full health and complete education....
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Early Childhood Development Services in Armenia : Diagnostic Report
World Bank Group - 2019
This report assesses the key constraints on the supply of (quantity and quality) and demand for early childhood development (ECD) services for pregnant women and children under the age of five in Armenia and puts forth recommendations on how to improve access to ECD services for poor and...
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Costing Study on Early Childhood Education and Development in Nepal : A Case for Investment in ECED
World Bank Group - 2020
Skill formation and human capital accumulation are a lifetime process, and quality early childhood education and development (ECED) is critical for ensuring that children get a head start in this process. Recognizing the importance of ECED, the sustainable development goals (SDGs) include an...
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Promising Approaches in Early Childhood Development : Early Childhood Development Interventions from Around the World
World Bank Group - 2017
This guide was prepared by the Early Learning Partnership (ELP) team at the World Bank as a resource for policy makers and development professionals interested in improving access to high-quality Early Childhood Development (ECD) services. It brings together a selection of approaches to ECD that...
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Strengthening Early Childhood Education in the Philippines
World Bank Group - 2024
There is a growing body of evidence that demonstrates the benefits of investing in early childhood education (ECE) for human capital development and economic growth, which lays the foundation for cognitive development, socioemotional skills, and lifelong learning. Recognition of the need to...
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Shaping First Steps : A Comprehensive Review of Preschool Education in Malaysia
World Bank Group - 2023
The potential benefits from supporting early childhood development range from healthy development to a greater capacity to learn and increased productivity in adulthood. Despite undertaking various preschool education reforms and initiatives, issues of access and quality remain and continue to...
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Assessment of Indonesia's Early Childhood Education and Development Accreditation Process
World Bank Group - 2024
Investments in early years of education and childhood development are among the most cost-effective and beneficial a country can make to tackle learning poverty, promote healthy child development, and enhance shared prosperity. Over the past two decades, the Government of Indonesia (GoI) has...
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Results-Based Climate Finance in Practice : Delivering Climate Finance for Low-Carbon Development
World Bank Group - 2017
Results-based financing is a well-established financing modality in the health and education sectors but it is still in … an early stage of deployment in the area of climate change. This report reviews 74 results-based climate financing (RBCF … sector activity and financing. RBCF can thus play a critical role in mobilizing the resources and supporting the policies and …
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Trends in Financing Regional Expenditures in Transition Economies. The Case of Ukraine
Bubnova, N.; Way, L. - World Bank Group - 1998
Since the collapse of the Soviet Union, real revenues at the local level in Ukraine have more than halved. This report examines how fiscal resources are distributed and how managers attempt to preserve basic services in the face of such severe fiscal conatrints. We find that -- despite the...
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