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Inequality of Opportunity in Early Childhood Development in Morocco over Time

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
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World Bank, Washington, DC
Middle East and North Africa | Morocco
2016-06-13T21:22:37Z | 2016-06-13T21:22:37Z | 2016-05

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.

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