Directorio de proyectos de Desarrollo Infantil Temprano en America Latina y el Caribe (Spanish)

During de last few years, the Bank has been placing greater emphasis in Early Childhood Development (ECD) programs, considered a stimulus for enhancing intellectual capacity and overcoming poverty. Yet, schooling in Latin America has not achieved the ...  See More + During de last few years, the Bank has been placing greater emphasis in Early Childhood Development (ECD) programs, considered a stimulus for enhancing intellectual capacity and overcoming poverty. Yet, schooling in Latin America has not achieved the same development rhythm as the economy, and population has. While it is now estimated that the average Latin American worker will require 7.0 schooling years to maintain the present economic development levels in the region, even the most developed economies, i.e., Mexico and Brazil, account for an average 3.0 schooling years per worker, demonstrating that economic growth will require greater capacity, and education within the workforce. This directory provides an overview of the region's ECD projects, listed in alphabetical order, categorizing projects by their social content independent of ECD, by projects in which ECD is a component of other social sector programs, and, by the very few freestanding ECD projects. Project descriptions provide the general objectives, basic data, policy context and the intermediate goals and strategies to achieve results, and the expected (or documented) benefits.  See Less -