Inequality of Opportunity in Early Childhood Development in Morocco over Time

Early childhood development is a critical, but often neglected, phase of human development. Shortfalls in early childhood development have historically been a challenge in Morocco, with children facing unequal opportunities to develop because of th...

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Main Authors: El-Kogali, Safaa, Krafft, Caroline, Abdelkhalek, Touhami, Benkassmi, Mohamed, Chavez, Monica, Bassett, Lucy, Ejjanoui, Fouzia
Format: Working Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2016
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ECD
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/05/26371494/inequality-opportunity-early-childhood-development-morocco-over-time
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spelling okr-10986-245092021-04-23T14:04:22Z Inequality of Opportunity in Early Childhood Development in Morocco over Time El-Kogali, Safaa Krafft, Caroline Abdelkhalek, Touhami Benkassmi, Mohamed Chavez, Monica Bassett, Lucy Ejjanoui, Fouzia EARLY EDUCATION INFANT MORTALITY RATES BIRTH CHILD HEALTH FINE MOTOR SKILLS CAREGIVERS RISKS CHILD STUNTING IODINE DEFICIENCY PEOPLE VITAMINS ECCE ANTENATAL CARE PSYCHOLOGY EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT CALORIES COMMUNITY HEALTH ECD POLICIES NUTRITION OUTCOMES MORTALITY RATES PRENATAL CARE HEALTH CARE WASTING CHILD SURVIVAL SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS EARLY CHILDHOOD CARE PREVENTIVE HEALTH CARE HEALTH INFANT CARE CHILDHOOD DISEASES CRIME PARENTING EDUCATION CHILD GROWTH MUTUAL AID OLD CHILDREN MATERNAL MORTALITY HYGIENE PRACTICES KNOWLEDGE DEVELOPMENT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE DISEASES CHILDHOOD EDUCATION IMMUNIZATION MENTAL DEVELOPMENT HOSPITALIZED CHILDREN PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT SOCIAL EXCLUSION INTERVENTION CAPACITY BIRTH WEIGHT FAMILY HEALTH PRODUCTIVITY CHILD DEVELOPMENT STIS VIOLENCE TETANUS ORGANIZATIONS LEARNING PLAYGROUPS HIV/AIDS SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT POLIO VACCINE MORTALITY DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY BRAIN DEVELOPMENT NUTRITION INTERVENTIONS NUTRITIONAL STATUS INFORMATION CAMPAIGNS INFANT MORTALITY EARLY CHILD DEVELOPMENT DIPHTHERIA BEHAVIORAL CHANGES WORKERS WHOOPING COUGH CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD AGED IODINE SURVEILLANCE GENDER PICTURE BOOKS CHILDHOOD BIRTHS HEALTH OUTCOMES PARENTING DIARRHEA HYGIENE PREPRIMARY EDUCATION FAMILY PLANNING EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION STRESS EARLY CHILDHOOD PRESCHOOL EDUCATION MALNUTRITION PRESCHOOLS MEASUREMENT MEASLES NUTRITION YOUNG CHILDREN SURVEYS MOTOR SKILLS RISK FACTORS CHILD MORTALITY DELIVERY CARE FOOD INSECURITY HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS WEIGHT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT GROWTH MONITORING CHILDREN EDUCATION UNDERNUTRITION STUNTING POLIO MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH ECD PROGRAMS INSTITUTIONALIZATION RESEARCH PROGRAM CHILD DISCIPLINE NEONATAL MORTALITY PLAY ECD STRATEGY PRIMARY EDUCATION REGISTRATION FAMILIES HOME VISITS CHILDCARE SAFE DELIVERY HEALTH SERVICES IMPLEMENTATION PREGNANCY BREASTFEEDING HUMAN DEVELOPMENT PHYSICAL GROWTH Early childhood development is a critical, but often neglected, phase of human development. Shortfalls in early childhood development have historically been a challenge in Morocco, with children facing unequal opportunities to develop because of the circumstances of their birth. This paper examines the roots of inequality in human and economic development in Morocco by focusing on the state of early childhood development, inequality in early childhood development, and trends over time, using several surveys conducted between 2003 and 2012. Large disparities exist in children's chances of healthy early childhood development based on the circumstances of their birth. There have not been consistent improvements in the levels of early childhood development or decreases in inequality over time. This study discusses critical directions for future policy on early childhood development to address the deficits and disparities identified. 2016-06-13T21:22:37Z 2016-06-13T21:22:37Z 2016-05 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/05/26371494/inequality-opportunity-early-childhood-development-morocco-over-time http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24509 English en_US Policy Research Working Paper;No. 7670 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Middle East and North Africa Morocco
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topic EARLY EDUCATION
INFANT MORTALITY RATES
BIRTH
CHILD HEALTH
FINE MOTOR SKILLS
CAREGIVERS
RISKS
CHILD STUNTING
IODINE DEFICIENCY
PEOPLE
VITAMINS
ECCE
ANTENATAL CARE
PSYCHOLOGY
EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT
CALORIES
COMMUNITY HEALTH
ECD POLICIES
NUTRITION OUTCOMES
MORTALITY RATES
PRENATAL CARE
HEALTH CARE
WASTING
CHILD SURVIVAL
SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS
EARLY CHILDHOOD CARE
PREVENTIVE HEALTH CARE
HEALTH
INFANT CARE
CHILDHOOD DISEASES
CRIME
PARENTING EDUCATION
CHILD GROWTH
MUTUAL AID
OLD CHILDREN
MATERNAL MORTALITY
HYGIENE PRACTICES
KNOWLEDGE
DEVELOPMENT
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
DISEASES
CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
IMMUNIZATION
MENTAL DEVELOPMENT
HOSPITALIZED CHILDREN
PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT
SOCIAL EXCLUSION
INTERVENTION
CAPACITY
BIRTH WEIGHT
FAMILY HEALTH
PRODUCTIVITY
CHILD DEVELOPMENT
STIS
VIOLENCE
TETANUS
ORGANIZATIONS
LEARNING
PLAYGROUPS
HIV/AIDS
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
POLIO VACCINE
MORTALITY
DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
BRAIN DEVELOPMENT
NUTRITION INTERVENTIONS
NUTRITIONAL STATUS
INFORMATION CAMPAIGNS
INFANT MORTALITY
EARLY CHILD DEVELOPMENT
DIPHTHERIA
BEHAVIORAL CHANGES
WORKERS
WHOOPING COUGH
CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD
AGED
IODINE
SURVEILLANCE
GENDER
PICTURE BOOKS
CHILDHOOD
BIRTHS
HEALTH OUTCOMES
PARENTING
DIARRHEA
HYGIENE
PREPRIMARY EDUCATION
FAMILY PLANNING
EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
STRESS
EARLY CHILDHOOD
PRESCHOOL EDUCATION
MALNUTRITION
PRESCHOOLS
MEASUREMENT
MEASLES
NUTRITION
YOUNG CHILDREN
SURVEYS
MOTOR SKILLS
RISK FACTORS
CHILD MORTALITY
DELIVERY CARE
FOOD INSECURITY
HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS
WEIGHT
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
GROWTH MONITORING
CHILDREN
EDUCATION
UNDERNUTRITION
STUNTING
POLIO
MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH
ECD PROGRAMS
INSTITUTIONALIZATION
RESEARCH PROGRAM
CHILD DISCIPLINE
NEONATAL MORTALITY
PLAY
ECD
STRATEGY
PRIMARY EDUCATION
REGISTRATION
FAMILIES
HOME VISITS
CHILDCARE
SAFE DELIVERY
HEALTH SERVICES
IMPLEMENTATION
PREGNANCY
BREASTFEEDING
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
PHYSICAL GROWTH
spellingShingle EARLY EDUCATION
INFANT MORTALITY RATES
BIRTH
CHILD HEALTH
FINE MOTOR SKILLS
CAREGIVERS
RISKS
CHILD STUNTING
IODINE DEFICIENCY
PEOPLE
VITAMINS
ECCE
ANTENATAL CARE
PSYCHOLOGY
EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT
CALORIES
COMMUNITY HEALTH
ECD POLICIES
NUTRITION OUTCOMES
MORTALITY RATES
PRENATAL CARE
HEALTH CARE
WASTING
CHILD SURVIVAL
SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTIONS
EARLY CHILDHOOD CARE
PREVENTIVE HEALTH CARE
HEALTH
INFANT CARE
CHILDHOOD DISEASES
CRIME
PARENTING EDUCATION
CHILD GROWTH
MUTUAL AID
OLD CHILDREN
MATERNAL MORTALITY
HYGIENE PRACTICES
KNOWLEDGE
DEVELOPMENT
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
DISEASES
CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
IMMUNIZATION
MENTAL DEVELOPMENT
HOSPITALIZED CHILDREN
PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT
SOCIAL EXCLUSION
INTERVENTION
CAPACITY
BIRTH WEIGHT
FAMILY HEALTH
PRODUCTIVITY
CHILD DEVELOPMENT
STIS
VIOLENCE
TETANUS
ORGANIZATIONS
LEARNING
PLAYGROUPS
HIV/AIDS
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
POLIO VACCINE
MORTALITY
DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY
BRAIN DEVELOPMENT
NUTRITION INTERVENTIONS
NUTRITIONAL STATUS
INFORMATION CAMPAIGNS
INFANT MORTALITY
EARLY CHILD DEVELOPMENT
DIPHTHERIA
BEHAVIORAL CHANGES
WORKERS
WHOOPING COUGH
CONVENTION ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD
AGED
IODINE
SURVEILLANCE
GENDER
PICTURE BOOKS
CHILDHOOD
BIRTHS
HEALTH OUTCOMES
PARENTING
DIARRHEA
HYGIENE
PREPRIMARY EDUCATION
FAMILY PLANNING
EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
STRESS
EARLY CHILDHOOD
PRESCHOOL EDUCATION
MALNUTRITION
PRESCHOOLS
MEASUREMENT
MEASLES
NUTRITION
YOUNG CHILDREN
SURVEYS
MOTOR SKILLS
RISK FACTORS
CHILD MORTALITY
DELIVERY CARE
FOOD INSECURITY
HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS
WEIGHT
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
GROWTH MONITORING
CHILDREN
EDUCATION
UNDERNUTRITION
STUNTING
POLIO
MATERNAL AND CHILD HEALTH
ECD PROGRAMS
INSTITUTIONALIZATION
RESEARCH PROGRAM
CHILD DISCIPLINE
NEONATAL MORTALITY
PLAY
ECD
STRATEGY
PRIMARY EDUCATION
REGISTRATION
FAMILIES
HOME VISITS
CHILDCARE
SAFE DELIVERY
HEALTH SERVICES
IMPLEMENTATION
PREGNANCY
BREASTFEEDING
HUMAN DEVELOPMENT
PHYSICAL GROWTH
El-Kogali, Safaa
Krafft, Caroline
Abdelkhalek, Touhami
Benkassmi, Mohamed
Chavez, Monica
Bassett, Lucy
Ejjanoui, Fouzia
Inequality of Opportunity in Early Childhood Development in Morocco over Time
geographic_facet Middle East and North Africa
Morocco
relation Policy Research Working Paper;No. 7670
description Early childhood development is a critical, but often neglected, phase of human development. Shortfalls in early childhood development have historically been a challenge in Morocco, with children facing unequal opportunities to develop because of the circumstances of their birth. This paper examines the roots of inequality in human and economic development in Morocco by focusing on the state of early childhood development, inequality in early childhood development, and trends over time, using several surveys conducted between 2003 and 2012. Large disparities exist in children's chances of healthy early childhood development based on the circumstances of their birth. There have not been consistent improvements in the levels of early childhood development or decreases in inequality over time. This study discusses critical directions for future policy on early childhood development to address the deficits and disparities identified.
format Working Paper
author El-Kogali, Safaa
Krafft, Caroline
Abdelkhalek, Touhami
Benkassmi, Mohamed
Chavez, Monica
Bassett, Lucy
Ejjanoui, Fouzia
author_facet El-Kogali, Safaa
Krafft, Caroline
Abdelkhalek, Touhami
Benkassmi, Mohamed
Chavez, Monica
Bassett, Lucy
Ejjanoui, Fouzia
author_sort El-Kogali, Safaa
title Inequality of Opportunity in Early Childhood Development in Morocco over Time
title_short Inequality of Opportunity in Early Childhood Development in Morocco over Time
title_full Inequality of Opportunity in Early Childhood Development in Morocco over Time
title_fullStr Inequality of Opportunity in Early Childhood Development in Morocco over Time
title_full_unstemmed Inequality of Opportunity in Early Childhood Development in Morocco over Time
title_sort inequality of opportunity in early childhood development in morocco over time
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2016
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2016/05/26371494/inequality-opportunity-early-childhood-development-morocco-over-time
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/24509
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