Copyright © 2017. Inter-American Development Bank. If you wish to republish an article, please ask for permission at [email protected]. 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
A Cup of Coffee that Stimulates more than Your Brain in the Morning
Copyright © 2016. Inter-American Development Bank. If you wish to republish an article, please ask for permission at [email protected]. By Meri Helleranta. During the coffee harvest season in Nicaragua—roughly November through February—thousands of people leave their homes to work in fields and migrate from one coffee plantation to another, often taking their … [Read more...] about A Cup of Coffee that Stimulates more than Your Brain in the Morning
Measuring to Improve and Improving Measurements
Copyright © 2016. Inter-American Development Bank. If you wish to republish an article, please ask for permission at [email protected]. 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 [email protected]. 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
Keeping Track of New York City’s Children
Copyright © 2016. Inter-American Development Bank. If you wish to republish an article, please ask for permission at [email protected]. By Apurva Mehrotra. There are over 73.5 million children in the United States and 1.8 million of them call New York City home. That’s more children in one city than in the next two largest U.S. cities combined and approximately … [Read more...] about Keeping Track of New York City’s Children