State of the World's Mothers 2009, Investing in the Early Years (2009)

Cover
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Contents
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Investing in the Early Years......Page 3
2 Foreword by Cokie Roberts......Page 4
3 Introduction by Charles F. MacCormack......Page 5
5 Executive Summary:
Key Findings and Recommendations......Page 7
9 Millions of Young Children Are Not Prepared to Succeed in School......Page 11
13 The Power of Early Childhood Development to Change the World......Page 15
17 School Success Index for Developing Countries......Page 19
25 School Success Index for the United States......Page 27
31 Early Childhood Development Report Card for Wealthy Countries......Page 33
35 Keeping Young Children Healthy, Safe and Learning......Page 37
41 Take Action Now for the World’s Youngest Children......Page 43
43 Appendix: Tenth Annual Mothers’ Index and Country Rankings......Page 45
47 Methodology and Research Notes......Page 53
52 Endnotes......Page 58
54 Credits......Page 60