LEADER 03109oam 22004695 450 001 9910792686203321 005 20170721100403.0 010 $a1-4648-1000-1 024 7 $a10.1596/978-1-4648-0999-6 035 $a(CKB)3710000000973080 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC4770677 035 $a(The World Bank)210999 035 $a(US-djbf)210999 035 $a(EXLCZ)993710000000973080 100 $a20020129d2016 uf 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aEarly Childhood Development in Tonga : $eBaseline Results from the Tongan Early Human Capability Index /$fSally Brinkman 210 1$aWashington, D.C. :$cThe World Bank,$d2016. 215 $a1 online resource (96 pages) 225 1 $aWorld Bank Studies 311 $a1-4648-0999-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 330 3 $aEarly Childhood Development in Tonga offers a comprehensive assessment of early child development across Tonga using the Tongan Early Human Capability Index instrument. The data has information on more than 6,600 children, ages three to five, living across 36 inhabited islands, and reported for 129 communities. On the basis of population figures from the Tongan census data collection provided by the Tonga Department of Statistics, 81 percent of three- to five-year-olds participated in the Tongan Early Human Capability Index. The report details the development of the instrument used to collect the child development data to ensure cultural validity and local relevance, while still capturing the fundamental aspects of child development that are consistent across countries and cultures. As well as the development of the instrument, other countries will also be interested in learning about h the method of data collection across a country with remote and isolated islands using an innovative partnership between health and education. Using existing systems and community governance structures, the data was not only collected but also disseminated back to communities to raise awareness and prompt community and government mobilization to support early child development. The process of developing and implementing the Tongan Early Human Capability Index across Tonga helped build national and district capacity, and is encouraging the establishment of community-based supports for children. Researchers, policy makers, and practitioners as well as advocates for the development and enhancement of systems to monitor early child development worldwide will find this publication highly significant. 410 0$aWorld Bank e-Library. 606 $aChild development 606 $aChild development$zPolynesia 607 $aTonga$2fast 615 0$aChild development. 615 0$aChild development 676 $a305.231 700 $aBrinkman$b Sally$01529974 702 $aThanh Vu$b Binh 801 0$bDJBF 801 1$bDJBF 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910792686203321 996 $aEarly Childhood Development in Tonga$93774603 997 $aUNINA