Emma Näslund-Hadley, IDB Lead Education Specialist Juan Manuel Hernandez-Agramonte, Deputy Regional Director of Innovations for Poverty Action for Latin America and the Caribbean Kelly Montaño, Research Associate of Innovations for Poverty Action for Latin America and the Caribbean “You need imagination in order to imagine a future that doesn’t exist,” advices us Azar … [Read more...] about Imagining a Future that doesn’t Exist
Early childhood development and early education
Remote Early Childhood Services and mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic
Guiselle Alpizar, Loreto Biehl (BID), Juan Manuel Hernandez-Agramonte (IPA), Ursula Luna, Laura Ochoa Foschini, Juan Maragall (BID), Carolina Méndez (BID), Kelly Montaño, Olga Namen, Emma Näslund-Hadley (BID), Brunilda Peña de Osorio (MINED) y Jennelle Thompson (BID) School closures in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic have created an unprecedented disruption to … [Read more...] about Remote Early Childhood Services and mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic
Teaching Grandparents to Play: A Support-program to help Raise Grandchildren
Emma Näslund-Hadley, Juan Hernandez-Agramonte (IPA), Brunilda Osorio-Peña (MINED) & Mariella Hernandez (Visión Mundial) According to a recent survey of 25,000 households, in El Salvador some than 100,000 young children, between 0 and 14 years of age, are growing up without the presence of their parents. This is likely a lower bound estimate. The finding … [Read more...] about Teaching Grandparents to Play: A Support-program to help Raise Grandchildren
New Hub on Early Childhood Development: Innovation, research and measurement for children in Latin America and the Caribbean
We have a pending task to ensure a good start for all children in Latin America and the Caribbean: achieving high-quality child development services on a large scale. We can address this challenge through the generation of knowledge, innovating in the design of effective programs, measuring and monitoring child development, articulating the work across the different sectors … [Read more...] about New Hub on Early Childhood Development: Innovation, research and measurement for children in Latin America and the Caribbean
Let’s talk about the reopening of preschools and learning for young children
The lockdown for such a long period of time has already begun to negatively impact our region’s children. A survey by the Colombian Institute of Neurosciences found that in Colombia, 88% of children have signs that indicate that their mental health and behavior have been negatively affected by the lockdown, and 42% show signs related to the development of academic skills . … [Read more...] about Let’s talk about the reopening of preschools and learning for young children