How are Tuvalu’s Children Developing? Evidence-based Policy Recommendations for Better Early Childhood Development of Tuvaluan Children
This brief presents findings from a census of the early development of Tuvalu’s children, identifies areas of need, and puts forth recommendations to address gaps in service delivery to provide every child in Tuvalu with the best start in life. Uni...
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2019
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/373411563250298102/How-are-Tuvalu-s-children-developing-Evidence-based-policy-recommendations-for-better-early-childhood-development-of-Tuvaluan-children http://hdl.handle.net/10986/32257 |
| Summary: | This brief presents findings from a
census of the early development of Tuvalu’s children,
identifies areas of need, and puts forth recommendations to
address gaps in service delivery to provide every child in
Tuvalu with the best start in life. Universal health care
and education are essential in supporting a strong and
healthy development of Tuvalu’s citizens. Access to quality
health care services and the opportunity to participate in
quality Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) provides
children with the foundation they need to be ready to learn
at school. The Government of Tuvalu has invested heavily in
health and education, health care is free for all citizens
and education is free for those aged 3-18 years. As such,
encouragingly the country exhibits few disparities in access
to health and education services, including that for
children. For example, boys and girls have equitable access
to pre-primary education, and policy mandates that ECCE
centers cater to the needs of children with special needs.
The Pacific Early Age Readiness and Learning (PEARL) program
funding by the Global Partnership for Education (GPE),
implementing by the World Bank, provides technical
assistance and analytical work to improve the participating
country’s evidence-base on school readiness and early grade
literacy to inform short and medium-term policy agendas,
including baseline survey on school readiness and early
grade reading levels and piloting interventions. Herein,
this brief presents data regarding the status of children’s
early health and development, as well as their participation
in preschool and their learning environments at home. At a
country level, this evidence will help to inform
intervention strategies and policy planning in early
childhood to strengthen the ECCE system with the goal of
ensuring thatall children in Tuvalu reach their
developmental potential. |
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