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Early Childhood Development: As Latin America/Caribbean Countries Invest,...
The stimuli that children are exposed to from the beginning of life to age 5 have the greatest impact on development, and they define the health, personality and intellectual capacity of each child....
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A Free Online Course on Early Childhood Development
“The child who has gone to a preschool can study in primary school with more ease than a child who joins a primary school directly.” Unfortunately, “preschool fees range from 50,000 to 150,000...
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Early Childhood Development Programs – Beyond nutrition and cognitive...
This is the sixth post in our series of blogs by graduate students on the job market this year. Interventions during early childhood have begun to gain importance in the social policy agenda in...
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Investing in Young Children: Two New Resources on ECD
In recent years, a broad consensus has emerged on the fact that investing in young children is one of the best investments countries can make. And yet while investments in early childhood development...
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Where Health and Education Meet, Children Win
Every mom wants a healthy baby. And in the early days of a child’s life, parents and doctors understandably focus on how the baby’s physical development—is she gaining weight? Is he developing...
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Leveling the Playing Field from the Start: The Power of Early Childhood...
Today, I had the pleasure of participating in a keynote discussion at the Education World Forum in London--a large annual gathering of education decisionmakers from around the world. We focused this...
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The Obesity Epidemic and the Battle for What Our Kids Eat at School
I recently read in a newspaper about a video of an obese 12-year-old who collapsed at school in Mexico and later died from a heart attack. Although the newspaper could not certify the veracity of the...
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Too many children in the Middle East and North Africa left behind
For a region that is considered middle-income, it is unacceptable that one in every 40 children in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) dies in the first year of life mostly from preventable...
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In early childhood programs, when is a papaya better than an apple?
More photos in a slideshow about early childhood development in Malawi here. Today, on the Day of the African Child, we interview our World Bank colleague, Christin McConnell, about early childhood...
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The resilient brain and its crucial role in human development
Young children in Uzbekistan play with mind-stimulating games. Photo: Matluba Mukhamedova / World Bank Did you know that investments in early childhood are crucial for achieving the brain’s full...
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Measurement matters in preschool quality
Children and teachers in an early childhood education center in rural Indonesia Photo credit: Amer Hasan Recent studies in neuroscience and economics show that early childhood experiences have a...
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Why The First 1,000 Days Matter Most
This blog first appeared in the New York Times on June 20, 2016. Nutrition is not only fundamental to an individual’s cognitive and physical growth, it is also the cornerstone of all development...
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Five ways to improve parenting education in Indonesia
A parenting education workshop is underway in Indonesia.Ed's note: This guest blog is by Heather Biggar Tomlinson (Executive Director, Roshan Learning Center) and Syifa Andina (Chairperson, Foundation...
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Working on early childhood development in Mali
An evaluation measuring the impact of daily micronutrient supplements combined with parent education on children’s development is underway. (Photo by: Curt Carnemark / World Bank) Natalie Roschnik...
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The power of art: A call to action on the Early Years
View a slideshow of photos by Lieve Blancquaert hereEd’s note: This guest blog is by Dirk Wouters, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Belgium to the United States of America in Washington DC A Kenyan...
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Early childhood as the foundation for tomorrow’s workforce
Also available in: SpanishScott Ozanus, guest blogger, is the Deputy Chairman and Chief Operating Officer at KPMG. He is also a member of the ReadyNation CEO Task Force on Early Childhood Early...
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The skills that matter in the race between education and technology
Technology rapidly changes the workplace and the skills demanded, making current workers less employable. One approach is to think about the kind of work that technology cannot replace. (Photo: Curt...
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Investing in parents for a more productive and inclusive Brazil
Brazil's state of Ceará has just introduced a new parenting program designed to stimulate stronger early childhood development. (Photo: Julio Pantoja / World Bank) Quality and innovative education...
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In Africa, changing norms and advocating for investments in the early years
A conversation with Dr. Ibrahima Giroux, Senegal’s Early Years Fellow The demand for expertise in the area of early childhood development is increasing in Africa. But this demand is not being met....
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Adversity gets in the brain
“Individuality is the product of both biological inheritance and personal experience,” said Professor Charles A. Nelson during a recent presentation at the World Bank. Professor Nelson has been...
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