Initial results from an innovative parenting program in Jamaica showed that it benefited children's cognitive development and parents’ attitudes about caring for children. However, evaluations in subsequent years found that these effects had disappeared. In this post, we present an early childhood program that is incorporated into the country’s health system, as well as the … [Read more...] about The Challenge of Integrating Early Childhood Services with Caribbean Health Systems
Maria de la Paz Ferro
María de la Paz Ferro is a consultant for early childhood issues in the Social Protection and Health Division of the Inter-American Development Bank. Her work focuses on evaluating child care service programs and measuring the quality of these services. Previously, she worked as a research assistant at the Center for Economic Development Studies (CEDE), of the Faculty of Economics, at the Universidad de los Andes, Colombia. She has a master's degree in economics from the same university.