{"id":777,"date":"2020-04-22T23:50:55","date_gmt":"2020-04-22T23:50:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/robertgmyers.com\/?page_id=777"},"modified":"2021-05-22T15:34:15","modified_gmt":"2021-05-22T15:34:15","slug":"theme-1-the-rationale-for-investing-in-eccd","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/robertgmyers.com\/index.php\/theme-1-the-rationale-for-investing-in-eccd\/","title":{"rendered":"Theme 1.  The Rationale for Investing in ECCD"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"777\" class=\"elementor elementor-777\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-cd1da9f elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cd1da9f\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0918ed6\" data-id=\"0918ed6\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01d9818 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"01d9818\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><u><b><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size:14.0pt;\nline-height:107%;font-family:&quot;Calibri&quot;,sans-serif;mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;\nmso-fareast-font-family:Calibri;mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-hansi-theme-font:\nminor-latin;mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;mso-ansi-language:EN-US;mso-fareast-language:\nEN-US;mso-bidi-language:AR-SA\">Theme 1. The Rationale for Investing in ECCD.<\/span><\/b><\/u><\/span>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2fa79b8 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2fa79b8\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-519a929\" data-id=\"519a929\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-248d1b7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"248d1b7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">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.<\/h6>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bf3a05 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7bf3a05\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">Chapter in Books<br><br><\/h6>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-2e6e73b elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2e6e73b\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e4f91c2\" data-id=\"e4f91c2\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6371f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f6371f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><em>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Toward a Fair Start for Children<\/em><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">. Chapter 3, 1990, pp. 33-49.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ab8d6be elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"ab8d6be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"http:\/\/robertgmyers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/Library-pdf\/Theme1\/Chapter%203%20of%20Toward%20a%20Fair%20Start%20for%20Children.pdf\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-sign-out-alt\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Click Here<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d02964 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3d02964\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0The Twelve Who Survive<\/span>, Chapter 1, 1992 and, See pp. 3-14.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-adab4b4 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"adab4b4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"http:\/\/robertgmyers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/Library-pdf\/Theme3\/1992%20%20The%20Twelve%20Who%20Survive.pdf\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-sign-out-alt\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Click Here<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa486d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"fa486d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: .0001pt; text-indent: 36.0pt; line-height: normal;\"><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\">\u201cEarly Childhood Development as an Investment,\u201d<\/span><i> <\/i><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #201f1e; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\">A presentation made at the regional conference on \u201cTowards Excellence<\/span><tt><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #201f1e; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/tt><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-size: 12pt; color: #201f1e; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;\">in Early Childhood Education Policies and Practices for the 21st Century.\u201d November 1996, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.\u201d\u00a0 [<\/span><span lang=\"EN-GB\" style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;\">Later published in C. Heng Keng (ed.)\u00a0 Proceedings of the Conference on <b><i>Toward Excellence in Early Childhood Education: Policies and Practices in the 21<sup>st<\/sup> Century<\/i>.<\/b>\u00a0 <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-ansi-language: ES-MX;\">Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia:\u00a0 University of Malaya, 1999, pp. 38-54.]<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3a5c15 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"a3a5c15\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"http:\/\/robertgmyers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/Library-pdf\/Theme1\/1996%20%20Early%20Childhood%20Development%20as%20an%20Investment.pdf\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-sign-out-alt\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Click Here<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-16933db elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"16933db\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;\u201cLa generalizaci\u00f3n de la educaci\u00f3n infantil durante la primera infancia.\u201d&nbsp; En <\/span><strong style=\"font-size: 1rem;\"><em>La Educaci\u00f3n Infantil, Una Promesa para el Futuro: Documentos de un Debate. <\/em><\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">Madrid: Fundaci\u00f3n Santillana, 1990, pp. 39-45.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1f45ae elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"c1f45ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"http:\/\/robertgmyers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/Library-pdf\/Theme1\/1990%20%20La%20generalizacion%20de%20la%20educacion%20infantil%20durante%20la%20primera%20infancia.pdf\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-sign-out-alt\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Click Here<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9ab5d31 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9ab5d31\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-295d031\" data-id=\"295d031\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9211317 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9211317\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h6 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-medium\">Reports written for International Agencies to Guide Investment<\/h6>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-d8b1113 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d8b1113\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-ddb1c8d\" data-id=\"ddb1c8d\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e4b2bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2e4b2bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">(with Rachelle Hertenberg) \u201cThe Eleven Who Survive &#8211; Toward a Re-Examination of Early Childhood Development Program Options and Costs\u201d.\u00a0 Washington, D.C.: World Bank, Education and Training Department, Report No. EDT69, March 1987. \u00a093 pp.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ff8eefd elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"ff8eefd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"http:\/\/robertgmyers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/Library-pdf\/Theme1\/1997%20%20La%20Importancia%20de%20la%20Educacion%20Inicial%20-%20Atencion%20Integral%20del%20Nino%20y%20Nina%20Menor%20de%206%20Anos.pdf\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-sign-out-alt\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Click Here<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53e7f0e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"53e7f0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; \u201cThe Development of Young Children.&nbsp; Why we should invest and some suggestions about what can be done.\u201d&nbsp; A discussion paper prepared for the Agency for International Development.&nbsp; New York:&nbsp; The Consultative Group on Early Childhood Care and Development. June, 1991. 17 pp.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b98928 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"1b98928\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"http:\/\/robertgmyers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/Library-pdf\/Theme1\/1991%20%20The%20Development%20of%20Young%20Children..pdf\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-sign-out-alt\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Click Here<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0658c7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f0658c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u201cEarly Childhood Development Programs in Latin America &#8211; Toward Definition of an Investment Strategy\u201d.\u00a0 Washington: The World Bank, Latin American and Caribbean Region, Human Resources Division, August, 1992. 44 pp.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee3e211 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"ee3e211\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"http:\/\/robertgmyers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/Library-pdf\/Theme1\/1992%20%20Investing%20in%20Early%20Childhood%20Development%20Programs%20in%20Latin%20America.pdf\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-sign-out-alt\"><\/i>\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Click Here<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-407f732 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"407f732\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-size: 1rem;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u201cChild Development in UNICEF Programming.\u00a0 A Contribution to Human Development through Early Childhood Care for Survival, Growth and Development.\u00a0 A paper prepared for UNICEF by the Working Group on Early Childhood Care for Survival, Growth and Development.\u00a0 New York; 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