Early childhood development and cognitive development in developing countries

From:
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Published
1 January 2014
Document Type:
Briefing
Theme:
Education
First published:
1 January 2014
Authors:
Wong, J., Sun, J. and Nirmala Rao

Abstract

This paper summarises findings from a rigorous literature review by Rao et al. entitled . The review assembled evidence to determine how, why and under what conditions Early Childhood Development (ECD) interventions are effective in promoting cognitive development of children living in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). This brief provides an overview of key evidence to assist policy-makers and researchers in assessing the research in this field.

Citation

Nirmala Rao; Wong, J.; Sun, J. Early childhood development and cognitive development in developing countries. Faculty of Education, University of Hong Kong, (2014) 7 pp.

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