How are Tongan Children Developing? Results from the Second National Census and Policy Recommendations for Better Child Development in Tonga

This policy brief presents findings from the second national census of children’s early development in Tonga; the Tongan early Human Capability Index. First conducted in 2014 and then again in 2017, results provide a snapshot of the current status...

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Main Authors: Brinkman, Sally, Sincovich, Alanna, Vu, Binh Thanh
Format: Brief
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2019
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/214131563251852843/How-are-Tongan-Children-Developing-Results-from-the-second-national-census-and-policy-recommendations-for-better-child-development-in-Tonga
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spelling okr-10986-322562021-05-25T09:27:02Z How are Tongan Children Developing? Results from the Second National Census and Policy Recommendations for Better Child Development in Tonga Brinkman, Sally Sincovich, Alanna Vu, Binh Thanh EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT CHILD DEVELOPMENT EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION HEALTH CARE LITERACY NUMERACY SOCIO-EMOTIONAL SKILLS INEQUALITY HOME ENVIRONMENT PRESCHOOL EDUCATION GENDER GAP PLAYGROUP This policy brief presents findings from the second national census of children’s early development in Tonga; the Tongan early Human Capability Index. First conducted in 2014 and then again in 2017, results provide a snapshot of the current status of early childhood development in Tonga, demonstrate how children’s development has changed over time, highlight factors that are playing an important role in influencing children’s outcomes across the country, and provide policy recommendations for ways forward to provide all Tongan children with the opportunity to reach their developmental potential. 2019-08-15T19:31:03Z 2019-08-15T19:31:03Z 2019-06-27 Brief http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/214131563251852843/How-are-Tongan-Children-Developing-Results-from-the-second-national-census-and-policy-recommendations-for-better-child-development-in-Tonga http://hdl.handle.net/10986/32256 English CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Other Education Study East Asia and Pacific Tonga
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topic EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT
CHILD DEVELOPMENT
EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
HEALTH CARE
LITERACY
NUMERACY
SOCIO-EMOTIONAL SKILLS
INEQUALITY
HOME ENVIRONMENT
PRESCHOOL EDUCATION
GENDER GAP
PLAYGROUP
spellingShingle EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT
CHILD DEVELOPMENT
EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION
HEALTH CARE
LITERACY
NUMERACY
SOCIO-EMOTIONAL SKILLS
INEQUALITY
HOME ENVIRONMENT
PRESCHOOL EDUCATION
GENDER GAP
PLAYGROUP
Brinkman, Sally
Sincovich, Alanna
Vu, Binh Thanh
How are Tongan Children Developing? Results from the Second National Census and Policy Recommendations for Better Child Development in Tonga
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Tonga
description This policy brief presents findings from the second national census of children’s early development in Tonga; the Tongan early Human Capability Index. First conducted in 2014 and then again in 2017, results provide a snapshot of the current status of early childhood development in Tonga, demonstrate how children’s development has changed over time, highlight factors that are playing an important role in influencing children’s outcomes across the country, and provide policy recommendations for ways forward to provide all Tongan children with the opportunity to reach their developmental potential.
format Brief
author Brinkman, Sally
Sincovich, Alanna
Vu, Binh Thanh
author_facet Brinkman, Sally
Sincovich, Alanna
Vu, Binh Thanh
author_sort Brinkman, Sally
title How are Tongan Children Developing? Results from the Second National Census and Policy Recommendations for Better Child Development in Tonga
title_short How are Tongan Children Developing? Results from the Second National Census and Policy Recommendations for Better Child Development in Tonga
title_full How are Tongan Children Developing? Results from the Second National Census and Policy Recommendations for Better Child Development in Tonga
title_fullStr How are Tongan Children Developing? Results from the Second National Census and Policy Recommendations for Better Child Development in Tonga
title_full_unstemmed How are Tongan Children Developing? Results from the Second National Census and Policy Recommendations for Better Child Development in Tonga
title_sort how are tongan children developing? results from the second national census and policy recommendations for better child development in tonga
publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
publishDate 2019
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/214131563251852843/How-are-Tongan-Children-Developing-Results-from-the-second-national-census-and-policy-recommendations-for-better-child-development-in-Tonga
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