02883nam 2200625Ia 450 991045561000332120200520144314.01-280-08807-997866100880720-8213-8893-20-585-45644-5(CKB)111087027993874(EBL)714468(OCoLC)507997027(SSID)ssj0000086976(PQKBManifestationID)11113721(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000086976(PQKBWorkID)10031121(PQKB)11775934(MiAaPQ)EBC714468(Au-PeEL)EBL714468(CaPaEBR)ebr10020688(CaONFJC)MIL8807(EXLCZ)9911108702799387420020405d2002 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrFrom early child development to human development[electronic resource] investing in our children's future /editor, Mary Eming YoungWashington, D.C. World Bankc20021 online resource (422 p.)"Proceedings of a World Bank conference ... Washington, D.C., April 10-11, 2000"--Verso t.p.0-8213-5050-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.Contents; Foreword; Acknowledgments; Chapter 1 Introduction and Overview; I. The Benefits of Investing in Young Children; II. Measuring the Early Opportunity Gap; III. Evaluating the Effectiveness of Early Childhood Programs; IV. The Private Sector's Influence on the Public Sector; V. Investing in the Future: Action and Policy; Authors; IndexIt is never too early to become involved but it can easily be too late.'Armed with such alarming statistics as 125 million primary-school age children are not in school; another 150 million children drop out of primary school before they complete four years of education; and almost one-half of the children in the least developed countries of the world do not have access to primary education; the World Bank convened a global conference in April 2000, to address the benefits and challenges of investing in early childhood development. Scientific studies now show how critical the first few years oChild developmentCongressesChild health servicesCongressesEarly childhood educationCongressesElectronic books.Child developmentChild health servicesEarly childhood education305.231Young Mary E.1955-942718World Bank.MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910455610003321From early child development to human development2465393UNINA