Quality Early Learning : Nurturing Children's Potential. / Magdalena Bendini

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bendini, Magdalena.

Contributor:

Devercelli, Amanda.

Series:

Human Development Perspectives

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Early childhood education.

Child development--Developing countries.

Child development.

Physical Description:

xxvii; 279 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

: World Bank Publications, 2022.

Summary:

In this volume, leading researchers and implementation experts from an array of disciplines provide evidence-based, cost-effective, and actionable strategies for delivering quality early childhood education (ECE) at scale in low- and middle-income countries (LMICS).Over the past decade, neuroscientists, developmental and cognitive psychologists, economists, and education researchers have amassed evidence to inform ECE program design. Yet much of this evidence has not been readily accessible to policymakers and practitioners, and potential synergies from cross-disciplinary considerations have not been realized.Quality Early Learning: Nurturing Children's Potential synthesizes the evidence across disciplines and charts a forward course for quality ECE. The volume includes Overview, From Evidence to Effective Policies: How to Invest in Early Childhood Education to Nurture Children's Potential, by Magdalena Bendini, Amanda E. Devercelli, Elaine Ding, Melissa Kelly, and Adelle Pushparatnam Chapter 1, Learning in the Early Years, by Elizabeth Spelke and Kristin Shutts Chapter 2, Pedagogy and Curricula Content: Building Foundational Skills and Knowledge, by David Whitebread and Yasmin Sitabkhan Chapter 3, Building an Effective Early Childhood Education Workforce, by Nirmala Rao, Emma Pearson, Benjamin Piper, and Carrie Lau Chapter 4, Creating Early Childhood Education Environments That Promote Early Learning, by Cynthia Adlerstein and Alejandra Cortazar Chapter 5, The Role of Management, Leadership, and Monitoring in Producing Quality Learning Outcomes in Early Childhood Education, by Iram Siraj, Violeta Arancibia, and Juan Baron Chapter 6, Toward Quality Early Learning: Systems for Success, by Sharon Lynn Kagan and Caitlin M. Dermody In the volume, the authors provide the latest evidence on how young children learn most effectively and how ECE programs can foster children's natural ability and motivation to learn. It offers guidance for policy makers on policy design and implementation including what elements of ECE to prioritize in resource- and capacity-constrained settings in LMICs.

Contents:

Front Cover

Content

Foreword

Acknowledgments

About the Contributors

Abbreviations

Overview From Evidence to Effective Policies: How to Invest in Early Childhood Education to Nurture Children's Potential

Introduction

Investing in Quality ECE to Tackle Learning Poverty and Build Human Capital

Progressively Building Sustainable Quality ECE

Investments beyond ECE That Promote Early Learning

Conclusion

Annex OA: Nonstate sector engagement in ECE

Notes

References

1 Learning in the Early Years

Overview

Children are Born to Learn

Five Core Knowledge Areas

Young Children's Learning Skills and Tools

What Promotes and Hinders Children's Learning

Note

2 Pedagogy and Curricula Content: Building Foundational Skills and Knowledge

Introduction: The Quality of Children's Experience in ECE

Key Elements of High-Quality ECE Pedagogy

Key Curriculum Elements

Guidance on Implementation

Case Studies

3 Building an Effective Early Childhood Education Workforce

A Valued, Trained, and Supported Workforce is Key for ECE Quality

ECE Educators in Low- and Middle-Income Countries Face Unique Challenges

Four Principles for an Effective Ece Workforce

Annex 3A: Attracting, Preparing, Supporting, and Retaining ECE Educators in China

4 Creating Early Childhood Education Environments That Promote Early Learning

Creating Safe, Flexible, and Creative Spaces to Learn

Principles of Quality Early Learning Environments in ECE

Putting Policy into Practice: Creating the Right Learning Environments

References.

5 The Role of Management, Leadership, and Monitoring in Producing Quality Learning Outcomes in Early Childhood Education

Key Elements of High-Quality ECE Management and Leadership

Putting Policies Into Practice

ECE Management: Some Lessons from the Field

Annex 5A: Questionnaire Survey

6 Toward Quality Early Learning: Systems for Success

Background and Challenges: A Systems Imperative

Systems that Frame Early Learning Services

A Systemic Approach to Aligning and Delivering Early Learning

Implementing Quality Early Learning by Addressing Complex Systems

Annex 6A: ECEC Systems Theory of Change

Boxes

Box O.1 Gradually Upskilling the Workforce: The Case of Hong Kong SAR, China

Box O.2 Children Learn Best in the Language They Understand

Box O.3 Early Childhood Education in Contexts of Fragility, Conflict, and Violence

Box O.4 Technology

Box O.5 Public Pressure for Expanded Childcare and the Gradual Universalization of ECE in Norway

Box O.6 The COVID-19 Pandemic and Early Childhood Education

Box 3.1 Definition of Early Childhood Educators

Figures

Figure O.1 Early Childhood Education Enrollment, 1970-2019

Figure O.2 Increasing Enrollment in Private Preschool, 2000-19

Figure O.3 Pathways to scaling quality and access

Figure O.4 Prioritizing Investment to Boost Child Learning while Building Quality ECE at Scale

Figure O.5 Problem-Driven Iterative Adaptation Drives Successful Policy Implementation

Figure OA.1 Percentage of Preschool-Age Children by Type of Enrollment, 2019

Figure 3.1 Four Strategies to Strengthen the ECE Workforce

Figure 4.1 Five Key Principles for Quality Learning Environments

Figure 6.1 Early Learning as a Bridge Linking Two Systems.

Figure 6.2 The Elements of the ECEC System

Figure 6.3 Early Learning and the ECEC and Education Systems

Figure 6A.1 ECEC Systems Theory of Change

Photographs

Photograph 2.1 Examples of Natural and Recycled Resources in Classrooms in Chile

Photograph 4.1 Scaling Environments within Children's Reach

Photograph 4.2 Recycled Structures and Climbing Artifacts

Tables

Table OA.1 Typograph of Nonstate Sector

Table 1.1 Chapter 1: Summary of Key Takeaways

Table 2.1 Chapter 2: Summary of Key Takeaways

Table 3.1 Summary of Strategies for Building an Effective ECE Workforce

Table 3.2 Chapter 3: Summary of Key Takeaways

Table 3A.1 Attracting, Preparing, Supporting, and Retaining ECE Educators in China

Table 4.1 Chapter 4: Summary of Key Takeaways

Table 4.2 Summary of Good and Risky Practices

Table 5.1 Chapter 5: Summary of Key Takeaways

Table 6.1 Chapter 6: Summary of Key Takeaways.

Other Format:

Print version: Bendini, Magdalena Quality Early Learning

ISBN:

9781464817953

OCLC:

1284289276