| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 412 pages) |
| Series |
WBI learning resources series |
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WBI learning resources series.
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World Bank e-Library.
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| Contents |
Foreword -- About the Programming Guide and the CD- ROM -- SECTION 1 SETTING THE STAGE: The Basics of Early Childhood Care for Development -- SECTION 2 NEEDSASSESSMENT -- SECTION 3 SETTING PROJECTGOALS AND OBJECTIVES -- SECTION 4 MAKINGACHOICEABOUTAPPROACH: A Menu of Options -- SECTION 5 PUTTING THE PIECES IN PLACE: Creating the Infrastructure -- SECTION 6 EVALUATION -- SECTION 7 COSTS AND FINANCING |
| Summary |
This programming guide and the related resources on CD-ROM provide an extensive and rich collection of learning materials and examples of good practice from around the world, as well as a selected library of recent articles, reports, and research findings on early childhood care for development (ECCD). Section 1 defines ECCD, summarizes the arguments favoring it, outlines some principles of upon which projects and programs should be based, and suggests a variety of programming principles that should underlie the creation of early childhood efforts. Section 2 helps the reader create a program; it addresses needs assessment. Section 3 focuses on defining the goals and objectives of the early childhood program. Section 4 describes basic early childhood programming strategies that have been developed successfully in countries outside of the developing world. Templates, provided for each strategy presented, contain a set of questions in relation to that strategy, along with a discussion of each question and some recommendations for how the questions might be answered to ensure a quality a quality program. Section 5 addresses what will be offered to the beneficiary group, how it will be offered, and who will offer the services. Section 6 elaborates on the reasons evaluations, describes the types of evaluations, and suggests how to conduct an evaluation. Section 7 sums up some of the issues related to costing early childhood projects and programs |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Child development.
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Child care.
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Early childhood education.
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Education, Primary.
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early childhood education.
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FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS -- Child Development.
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Education, Primary
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Child care
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Child development
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Early childhood education
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Meyers, Robert G., 1934-
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Ilfeld, Ellen, 1955-
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| LC no. |
99038802 |
| ISBN |
9780821345672 |
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0821345672 |
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0585374163 |
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9780585374161 |
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6610088160 |
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9786610088164 |
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1280088168 |
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9781280088162 |
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