Children everywhere need enough nutritious food and stimulation to grow and develop to their full potential. Yet many disadvantaged children in low-income countries do not receive the support they need in the first years of life, negatively affecting their future health, education, and earnings. This research in Colombia shows that it is possible to deliver a model of early childhood education at scale and through existing government services.
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Document Date
2019/07/01
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Document Type
Brief
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Report Number
139102
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Volume No
1
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Total Volume(s)
1
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Disclosure Date
2019/07/12
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Disclosure Status
Disclosed
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Doc Name
Colombia : Can a Successful Parenting Program be Implemented at Scale?
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Keywords
conditional cash transfer program; child's growth and development; Early Childhood Development; home visit; Early childhood education; children in families; early childhood program; childhood development intervention; time of delivery; home visit program; impact on child; cognitive development; play material; micronutrient supplements; treatment group; Child development; early stimulation; school readiness; poor child; children of ages; motor skill; family care; undergraduate degree; language skill; long-term impact; national survey; children's development; positive impact; poor household; attending school; learning activity; language score; micronutrient deficiency; developmental impact; developmental delays; monthly transfers; baseline survey; standard deviation; financial demands; nutritious food; job opportunity; job opportunities; disadvantaged child; Learning and Innovation Credit; eligible family; effective policies; organization design; empirical evidence; young child; social outcome; picture book; government service; efficacy trials; vitamin c; primary child; research show; cross-sectional evidence; behavioral development; working memory; home environment; welfare program
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Colombia : Can a Successful Parenting Program be Implemented at Scale (English). From Evidence to Policy note series Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/822611562924879162/Colombia-Can-a-Successful-Parenting-Program-be-Implemented-at-Scale