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Investing in Young Children : An
 Early Childhood Development Guide for Policy Dialogue and
 Project PreparationInvesting in young children is the
 responsible thing to do. All children deserve a chance to
 grow into healthy, educated, and competent people, no matter
 where and when they were born. While parents bear most of
 the responsibility for raising their children, especially in
 the early years of life, governments also have an important
 role during this critical time of human capital
 accumulation. For example, governments can ensure that all
 expectant mothers and young children have access to quality
 health services and nutrition. They can support parents and
 other caregivers in providing a positive and stimulating
 environment for children from birth on by promoting
 parenting information programs, investing in direct services
 such as home-based visits, funding daycare centers and
 preschools, or providing financial incentives to access good
 quality programs for infants and children. This Early
 Childhood Development (ECD) guide presents lessons and
 experiences that have been useful in informing the policy
 debate about ECD interventions and the design of such
 programs across the world. Whether the user of this guide is
 at the initial stage of deciding whether to expand an ECD
 portfolio or already in the program design stage, the
 content offers a range of evidence- based options to inform
 policy and investment choices.