early child development
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Mexico’s preschool mandate set children up to succeed
Mexico’s preschool mandate in 2002 shows significant, lasting benefits for cognitive skills and non-cognitive skills after six years, and educational outcomes nearly two decades later.
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Realising childcare’s full potential in low- and middle-income countries
Childcare can contribute to a ‘triple social and economic dividend,’ by improving early childhood development outcomes, increasing women’s participation in the labour market, and creating new jobs and businesses.
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Leveraging existing infrastructure to scale early childhood development interventions
A cost-effective at-scale early childhood development intervention integrated into existing public service infrastructure led to positive impacts on child development in Bangladesh
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Improving early child development outcomes in low-income settings
Improving early child development outcomes in low-income settings requires affordable, sustainable, and easily scalable solutions. The “First Steps” programme in Rwanda has substantial positive effects on child development and offers a blueprint for ...
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Hitting beyond the target: How early childhood interventions benefit siblings
The returns to early childhood interventions increase dramatically when accounting for the benefits experienced by siblings in the same household