| Description |
1 online resource (222 pages) |
| Contents |
About the Authors; Contents; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. An Analytical Framework for Early Childhood Development; Figure 1.1 Early Childhood Development: Analytical Framework; Table 1.1 Most Commonly Used Psychometric Tests in ECD Evaluations; 2. Overview of Early Childhood Development in Latin America and the Caribbean Today; Figure 2.1 Percentage of Children Less Than Five Years Old Who Are Poor, by Region, 2004; Figure 2.2 Poverty Rates Measured by GDP per Capita, 2007 |
| Summary |
Early childhood development outcomes play an important role throughout a person's life, affecting one's income-earning capacity and productivity, longevity, health, and cognitive ability. The deleterious effects of poor early childhood development outcomes can be long-lasting, affecting school attainment, employment, wages, criminality, and social integration of adults. The authors first take stock of early childhood development indicators in the region and explore access to early childhood development services for children of different backgrounds. They review recent evidence on the impact of |
| Notes |
Print version record |
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Children -- Latin America -- Social conditions
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Children -- Caribbean Area -- Social conditions
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Child development -- Latin America
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Child development -- Caribbean Area
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Child welfare -- Latin America
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Child welfare -- Caribbean Area
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Child development.
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Child welfare.
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Children -- Social conditions.
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Caribbean Area.
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Latin America.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780821381649 |
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0821381644 |
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9786612450778 |
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6612450770 |
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1282450778 |
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9781282450776 |
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