Early child development : investing the future

"Early Childhood Development: Investing in the Future" offers the reader an overview of the many programs around the world that are targeting children from birth to the age of eight. These programs are run and supported by national governments, multinational organizations, bilateral donors...

• Main Author: Young, Mary Eming
• Corporate Author: Banco Mundial
• Format: Book
• Published: Washington, D.C. World Bank 1996
• Series: Directions in developments
• Subjects: DESARROLLO DEL NIÑO; PROGRAMAS DE DESARROLLO; BIENESTAR DE LA INFANCIA; EDUCACION PREESCOLAR; ENSEÑANZA PREESCOLAR

Table of Contents:

• Foreword
• Acknowledgments
• Pt. 1. The theory: The case for early intervention
• Approaches to the development of young children
• Paying for child development programs
• Pt. 2. The practice: Introduction
• Educating parents
• Training caregivers
• Delivering services to children
• Reforming formal education systems to include preschoolers
• Educating through the mass media
• Bibliography
• Boxes
• Tables