Mary Eming Young

TL;DR: The third in the Child Development Series as discussed by the authors assesses strategies to promote child development and to prevent or ameliorate the loss of developmental potential in developing countries by identifying four well-documented risks: stunting, iodine deficiency, iron deficiency anaemia, and inadequate cognitive stimulation, plus four potential risks based on epidemiological evidence.

TL;DR: Early Childhood Development: Investing in the Future as mentioned in this paper provides an overview of the many programs around the world that are targeting children from birth to the age of eight, including those run and supported by national governments, multinational organizations, bilateral donors, and a host of nongovernmental organizations.

TL;DR: The World Bank recently hosted a symposium on the priority of early child development (ECD) for economic growth and equity as mentioned in this paper, where participants urged application of population-based tools and measures to assess the outcomes of children's early years and children's readiness for school.

TL;DR: The Millennium Development Goals endorsed by 189 member countries of the United Nations and the World Bank are targets for reducing global poverty as discussed by the authors, specifically addressing the need for universal primary education as a means for breaking the cycle of poverty in individual families and in countries.

TL;DR: Early child development programs promote the physiological and intellectual development of young children, helping to ready them for further schooling and a productive role in society as mentioned in this paper. But, given the decisive influence of children's early stimulation on physical, psychological, and social development, primary school and even kindergarten programs (for children 4 to 5 years old) can prove to be too late to counteract some physical, neurological, psychological and social factors closely associated with early deprivation and lack of adequate stimulation.