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The Advantages and Efficacy of an Endowed ECD Fund An endowed fund for ECD represents a permanent commitment and effectively lev ...

Addressing the Concerns Various stakeholders in ECD, including ECD professionals and busi- ness leaders, have posed thoughtful q ...

would be used to measure the progress children make in the pro- grams, provide incentives for strong performance, and identify b ...

their children in a high-quality ECD program. Nevertheless, for fami- lies that may not at first enroll, incentives (e.g., a cou ...

for qualifications (Barnett, Brown, and Shore 2004), the cost of preschool for all children is much higher. Nevertheless— A choi ...

creating additional bureaucracy. Focusing on at-risk children and en- couraging direct parent involvement would help reach those ...

Brandon, R. 2004. Financing Access to Early Education for Children Age Four and Below: Concepts and Costs. Seattle: University o ...

Loeb, S., B. Fuller, S. L. Kagan, and B. Carrol. 2004. Child Care in Poor Communities: Early Learning Effects of Type, Quality, ...

Chapter 2 Early Child Development Is a Business Imperative Charlie Coffey* Globalization presents challenges to all nations to p ...

34 Charlie Coffey hands—children’s hands. It is children who will be the “keepers of the key” for Canada in 2020, Peru in 2020, ...

Early Child Development Is a Business Imperative 35 programs (education, employment, health, safety, productivity, com- munity e ...

36 Charlie Coffey Canada’s competitive edge in the looming economic showdown with China and India must be honed soon after its t ...

Early Child Development Is a Business Imperative 37 different settings, reports, and comments, the message is strong and forthri ...

38 Charlie Coffey by early childhood services. One petal represents Children and the in- vestments in human development and educ ...

Early Child Development Is a Business Imperative 39 wise society protects and nurtures all its children, particularly those disa ...

40 Charlie Coffey early experiences on brain development, and economic data com- pellingly show a high return on investments in ...

Early Child Development Is a Business Imperative 41 Speeches on ECD by Charlie Coffey: http://www.rbc.com/ newsroom Speeches Ref ...

42 Charlie Coffey The Jamaica Observer(editorial). 2005. An Assignment for Dr. Davies. February 18. <www.jamaicaobserver.com/ ...

Chapter 3 Experience-based Brain Development: Scientific Underpinnings of the Importance of Early Child Development in a Global ...

and competence of populations and the stability of civilizations. If we are to meet the challenges of the 21stcentury, it is cru ...