TY  - BOOK
AU  - Heaver, Richard A
AU  - Hunt, Joseph M
ED  - Banco Mundial
TI  - Improving early childhood development : : an integrated program for the Philippines
T2  - Directions in development
SN  - 082133350X
U1  - 305.231095 
PY  - 1995///
CY  - Washington, D.C.
PB  - World Bank
KW  - PRIMERA INFANCIA
KW  - DESARROLLO DEL NIÑO
KW  - POLITICA FAMILIAR
KW  - FILIPINAS
N1  - Incluye glosario; Incluye bibliografía; Foreword -- Acronyms and abbreviations -- Glossary -- Overview -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The situation of children in the Philippines -- 3. Government policies, goals, and intervention programs -- 4. Creating an integrated, national early childhood development program-- 5. Financing early childhood development -- Bibliography
N2  - The situation of children in the Philippines is considerably worse than it need be for a country of its per capita income. Ill health, malnutrition, and poor psychosocial development among preschoolers are costing the country substantial amounts in terms of premature deaths, permanent disabilities, and lost productivity and income. The benefits to the nation of improved child development greatly outweigh the costs. However, the benefits will arise over a long period, whereas making an investment in children is an immediate priority. The cost of inaction is high. Every year lost can be measured in deaths, disease, and often permanent disabilities. This book argues that the Philippines should be investing more in child development and that doing so will have a high payoff. The objective is to convince those who control resources in the central and local governments, and in the nongovernmental and donor communities, that they should finance an integrated investment package that has a real prospect of meeting the national goals for children
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