Early Childhood Counts A Programming Guide on Early Childhood Care for Development,9780821345672

Early Childhood Counts A Programming Guide on Early Childhood Care for Development

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ISBN13: 9780821345672
ISBN10: 0821345672
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2000-06-08
Publisher(s): World Bank Publications
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Summary

'Early Childhood Counts: A Programming Guide on Early Childhood Care for Development' is a comprehensive manual concentrating on early childhood development which can be used separately or in conjunction with the CD-ROM. It is an extensive, easy-to-use guide that details the preparation, planning, implementation, financing, monitoring and evaluation of diverse Early Childhood Care for Development (ECCD) programming strategies.Topics in the Programming Guide include:- Needs Assessment- Making a Choice about Approach- Creating the Infrastructure- Monitoring and Evaluation- Costs, Benefits, and FinancingThe Programming Guide is an invaluable resource for trainers who can use it in the development of training workshops and the creation of customized training materials. The Guide can also serve as a self-guided course on ECCD.

Table of Contents

Foreword v
Preface vi
Acknowledgments vii
About the Programming Guide and the CD-ROM viii
Setting the Stage: The Basics of Early Childhood Care for Development
1(31)
Definition of Early Childhood Care for Development (ECCD)
1(4)
Arguments in Support of Investment in ECCD
5(6)
Characteristics and Needs of Young Children
11(4)
Child Development Principles
15(5)
Early Childhood Programming Principles
20(8)
Reflections on Some of the Dilemmas in ECCD Programming
28(4)
Needs Assessment
32(42)
What Process Should be Followed?
33(1)
Basic Principles
33(5)
The Steps in Needs Assessment and the Information to be Sought
38(31)
Some Reflections on the Needs Assessment Process
69(5)
Setting Project Goals and Objectives
74(28)
Goals and Objectives: A Definition
75(2)
Define the Specific Population to be Served
77(13)
Some Examples of Possible Goals and Objectives
90(9)
Reflections on Setting Project Goals and Objectives
99(3)
Making a Choice about Approach: A Menu of Options
102(87)
What General Strategy (or Mix of Strategies and Approaches) Should be Chosen?
103(1)
What Strategies and Models or Approaches are Available?
104(73)
Summary
177(12)
Putting the Pieces in Place: Creating the Infrastructure
189(65)
Contents: What Will be Offered?
189(16)
How Will the Services be Delivered?
205(8)
Who Will Provide the Services Institutionally and Individually?
213(14)
Staffing and Support
227(27)
Evaluation
254(59)
Benefits of Evaluation
254(3)
Types of Evaluation
257(3)
Developing an Evaluation Plan
260(18)
Identification of Appropriate Indicators
278(9)
Cross-Cultural Research: A Discussion of the Issues
287(4)
Child Status Profile
291(4)
School Status Profile
295(2)
Conceptual Framework for an Evaluation
297(11)
Conclusion
308(5)
Costs and Financing
313(78)
Estimating ECCD Project Costs
313(4)
Creating a Project Budget
317(26)
Costing an ECCD Program
343(12)
Financing ECCD
355(26)
Ways to Maximize Resources and Program Impact
381(4)
Summary
385(3)
Conclusion
388(3)
Glossary 391(16)
Index 407

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