TY - BOOK ID - 135214162 TI - Strengthening Early Childhood Development Policies and Programs in Latin America and the Caribbean AU - Vegas, Emiliana. AU - Silva, Veronica. PY - 2010 PB - Washington, D.C. : The World Bank, DB - UniCat KW - Adolescents KW - Breastfeeding KW - Child Development KW - Child Health KW - Child Mortality KW - Children and Youth KW - Cognitive Development KW - Early Child and Children's Health KW - Early Childhood KW - Early Childhood Development KW - Early Childhood Education KW - Education KW - Health Monitoring & Evaluation KW - Health Outcomes KW - Health, Nutrition and Population KW - Human Capital KW - Hygiene KW - Immunizations KW - Income Inequality KW - Indigenous Peoples KW - Infant Mortality KW - International Cooperation KW - Literacy KW - Malnutrition KW - Measles KW - Morbidity KW - Mortality KW - Nutrition KW - Obesity KW - Parents KW - Primary Education KW - Public Health KW - Quality Assurance KW - Quality Control KW - Quality of Life KW - Respect KW - School Attendance KW - School Feeding Programs KW - Secondary Education KW - Social Development KW - Teachers KW - Tetanus KW - Tuberculosis KW - Urban Areas KW - Vaccines KW - Workers KW - Youth UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:135214162 AB - The objective of this Policy Note is to provide a tool for countries in the Latin America and the Caribbean region to take stock of Early Childhood Development (ECD) programs and policies in their territory. By benchmarking against other programs and policies across the region, countries can identify options to strengthen Early Childhood Development. In The Promise of Early Childhood Development for Latin America and the Caribbean, Vegas and Santibanez (2010) put forth key building blocks for countries to achieve comprehensive ECD policies. These building blocks are based on the premise that all countries' share the goal of ensuring that children have adequate experiences during early childhood, which will enable them to reach their full potential during childhood, youth, and into adulthood. Vegas and Santibanez (2010) also document the state of ECD indicators in the region, which show great disparities across countries and within countries. ER -