Copyright © 2017. Interamerican Development Bank. If you wish to republish this article, please request authorization at sph-communication@iadb.org. Lee en español. By Tracy Betts. I recently shared the results of an interesting survey commissioned by the Inter-American Development Bank in which over 33,500 respondents across the Americas defined their priorities for … [Read more...] about What Are the Most Pressing Development Needs According to People in Latin America and the Caribbean?
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The Instruments that Work for You might not Work for All
Copyright © 2017. Inter-American Development Bank. If you wish to republish an article, please ask for permission at sph-communication@iadb.org. By Florencia Lopez Boo and Marta Dormal. We have learned in this blog that policymakers and researchers in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) can measure the quality of their Early Childhood Development (ECD) services in … [Read more...] about The Instruments that Work for You might not Work for All
Measuring to Improve and Improving Measurements
Copyright © 2016. Inter-American Development Bank. If you wish to republish an article, please ask for permission at sph-communication@iadb.org. By Marta Dormal. Growing evidence suggests that low-quality childcare services can not only fail to produce the desired outcomes in terms of child development, but, in some cases, also be detrimental to participant children. In … [Read more...] about Measuring to Improve and Improving Measurements
Redefining Families: Realities and Perspectives
Copyright © 2016. Inter-American Development Bank. If you wish to republish an article, please ask for permission at sph-communication@iadb.org. By Suzanne Duryea. In recent weeks, the topic of redefining families has been at the forefront of political controversies and demonstrations in more than one country in the region. The debate has been framed as one of expanding … [Read more...] about Redefining Families: Realities and Perspectives
The Miracle of Parenting Programs
Copyright © 2016. Inter-American Development Bank. If you wish to republish an article, please ask for permission at sph-communication@iadb.org. By Julián Cristiá and Steven Ambrus. For decades now, researchers have suspected that investments in early childhood development pay off richly. That is because providing the right intellectual and emotional stimulation to … [Read more...] about The Miracle of Parenting Programs