03024oam 22006615 450 991078048840332120200520144314.01-280-08807-997866100880720-8213-8893-20-585-45644-510.1596/0-8213-5050-1(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(The World Bank)ocm49527929(US-djbf)12762274(EXLCZ)9911108702799387420020405d2002 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierFrom early child development to human development : investing in our children's future /editor, Mary Eming YoungWashington, D.C. :World Bank,c2002.xii, 406 pages illustrations ;23 cm"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 oWorld Bank e-Library.Child developmentCongressesChild health servicesCongressesEarly childhood educationCongressesChild developmentChild health servicesEarly childhood education305.231Young Mary E.1955-1508601World Bank.DJBDJBDLCBOOK9910780488403321From early child development to human development3841571UNINA