Early Childhood Development in Africa: Can We Do More for Less? A Look at the Impact and Implications of Preschools in Cape Verde and Guinea
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The views expressed herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the opinions or policies of the World Bank or any of its affiliated organizations. Foreword v Executive Summary 1 1 Introduction 5 2 Early Childhood Care and Development Background 7 What is early childhood development and why is it important? 7 What are early childhood care and development programs? 7 Why invest in ECCD? 8 Does Africa need early childhood development programs? 11 3 Study Methodology 14 Approach and sample selection 14 Limitations of the study 15
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