Taken together, they provide a compelling case for making a heavy investment in programmes to improve care and enhance development in the early years. Both knowledge of the child development process and examples of concrete programme experience are available to be drawn upon to create and operate such programmes. What remains is for enlightened leaders to make the commitments that are needed for action. By Robert G. Myers. Originally prepared as a report to the World Bank in 1993, this paper examines the arguments for investment in ECCD with a special focus on Latin America, and on the World Bank.
Special attention is given to investment concerns.
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