Several of the following references setting out elements of a rationale for investing in ECCD were written for general audiences and several were commissioned as part of assistance provided to specific international organizations participating in the Consultative Group on Early Childhood Care and Development as they began to consider why and how they should expand their support for programs of early childhood care and development.
Chapter in Books
Toward a Fair Start for Children. Chapter 3, 1990, pp. 33-49.
The Twelve Who Survive, Chapter 1, 1992 and, See pp. 3-14.
“Early Childhood Development as an Investment,” A presentation made at the regional conference on “Towards Excellence in Early Childhood Education Policies and Practices for the 21st Century.” November 1996, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.” [Later published in C. Heng Keng (ed.) Proceedings of the Conference on Toward Excellence in Early Childhood Education: Policies and Practices in the 21st Century. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: University of Malaya, 1999, pp. 38-54.]
“La generalización de la educación infantil durante la primera infancia.” En La Educación Infantil, Una Promesa para el Futuro: Documentos de un Debate. Madrid: Fundación Santillana, 1990, pp. 39-45.
Reports written for International Agencies to Guide Investment
(with Rachelle Hertenberg) “The Eleven Who Survive – Toward a Re-Examination of Early Childhood Development Program Options and Costs”. Washington, D.C.: World Bank, Education and Training Department, Report No. EDT69, March 1987. 93 pp.
“The Development of Young Children. Why we should invest and some suggestions about what can be done.” A discussion paper prepared for the Agency for International Development. New York: The Consultative Group on Early Childhood Care and Development. June, 1991. 17 pp.
“Early Childhood Development Programs in Latin America – Toward Definition of an Investment Strategy”. Washington: The World Bank, Latin American and Caribbean Region, Human Resources Division, August, 1992. 44 pp.
“Child Development in UNICEF Programming. A Contribution to Human Development through Early Childhood Care for Survival, Growth and Development. A paper prepared for UNICEF by the Working Group on Early Childhood Care for Survival, Growth and Development. New York; UNICEF, Program Division, September 1998. 30 pp.
“La Importancia de la Educación Inicial: Atención Integral del Niño y La Niña Menor de 6 Años.” Un trabajo preparado para presentación en El Foro sobre Educación Inicial, Asunción Paraguay, octubre 7-10 de 1997. 14 pp. Documento no-publicado.
La Primera Infancia – ¿Por qué Invertir? Un documento preparado para presentar en El Encuentro Nacional por la Primera Infancia. Guatemala, 18 de abril, 2007. México, DF: Hacia una Cultura Democrática. 2007. 9 pp. Documento no-publicado.