The Promise of Early Childhood Development in Latin America
World Bank Publications | December 3, 2009 | ISBN-10: 0821377590 | 210 pages | PDF | 2.7 Mb
Early childhood development outcomes play an important role throughout a person s life, affecting one s income-earning capacity and productivity, longevity, health, and cognitive ability. The deleterious effects of poor early childhood development outcomes can be long-lasting, affecting school attainment, employment, wages, criminality, and social integration of adults.