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Promoting Early Childhood Development through a Public Programme: Wawa Wasi in Peru

This paper presents the results of a Young Lives study into the impact and perceptions of the Programa Nacional Wawa Wasi, a Peruvian government programme for impoverished children aged six to 48 months. Up to eight children spend five days a week at a Wawa Wasi centre where they are assisted by a carer carefully selected from the local community. The results suggest that children who have spent at least six months at a centre have similar indicators in gross motor, language and fine motor development to children who have stayed at home.

Promoting Early Childhood Development through a Public Programme: Wawa Wasi in Peru

This paper presents the results of a Young Lives study into the impact and perceptions of the Programa Nacional Wawa Wasi, a Peruvian government programme for impoverished children aged six to 48 months. Up to eight children spend five days a week at a Wawa Wasi centre where they are assisted by a carer carefully selected from the local community. The results suggest that children who have spent at least six months at a centre have similar indicators in gross motor, language and fine motor development to children who have stayed at home.

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Persistent Stunting in Middle Childhood

This article looks at what observable characteristics influence a child being persistently stunted, moving from being stunted or moving into being stunted in middle childhood, between 7 and 12, using longitudinal data for Andhra Pradesh. It finds the key factors that help a child move out of being stunted are mother's education and coming from the more prosperous region of Coastal Andhra. In contrast, the key factors that pushed a child into being stunted were the child being a girl and being a younger sibling.

Persistent Stunting in Middle Childhood

This article looks at what observable characteristics influence a child being persistently stunted, moving from being stunted or moving into being stunted in middle childhood, between 7 and 12, using longitudinal data for Andhra Pradesh. It finds the key factors that help a child move out of being stunted are mother's education and coming from the more prosperous region of Coastal Andhra. In contrast, the key factors that pushed a child into being stunted were the child being a girl and being a younger sibling.

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Key Transitions and Well-being of Children in Ethiopia: Country Context Literature Review

This literature review aims to revisit some research materials and relevant documents regarding children in Ethiopia. As the purpose is to provide context for the ongoing qualitative research component of the Young Lives study, this review will focus on the themes of children's key transitions (in education and work) and well-being (in terms of the physical, psychological, social and economic aspects of children's lives). There is currently very little data on these themes, and research in which children are the main source of data is almost nonexistent.

Key Transitions and Well-being of Children in Ethiopia: Country Context Literature Review

This literature review aims to revisit some research materials and relevant documents regarding children in Ethiopia. As the purpose is to provide context for the ongoing qualitative research component of the Young Lives study, this review will focus on the themes of children's key transitions (in education and work) and well-being (in terms of the physical, psychological, social and economic aspects of children's lives). There is currently very little data on these themes, and research in which children are the main source of data is almost nonexistent.

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The Impact of Caste on Cognitive Development of Young Children in Andhra Pradesh, India

Caste-based discrimination has been a feature of Indian society for many centuries, and despite sustained efforts by the Indian government, caste-based inequity still  persists in socio-economic status, educational attainment and in health outcomes. A potential source of caste inequity, which is as yet unexplored, is in the differential development of cognitive skills during early childhood. These skills have been associated with performance in school and even with longer-term employment and wage outcomes.

The Impact of Caste on Cognitive Development of Young Children in Andhra Pradesh, India

Caste-based discrimination has been a feature of Indian society for many centuries, and despite sustained efforts by the Indian government, caste-based inequity still  persists in socio-economic status, educational attainment and in health outcomes. A potential source of caste inequity, which is as yet unexplored, is in the differential development of cognitive skills during early childhood. These skills have been associated with performance in school and even with longer-term employment and wage outcomes.

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The Nature of Migration and Its Impact on Families in Peru

This paper uses Young Lives data collected on young families in Peru in 2002 and 2007.  Young Lives have discovered that this demographic sample has a fairly high propensity to migrate, and therefore it is interesting to examine the impact of these movements.

The Nature of Migration and Its Impact on Families in Peru

This paper uses Young Lives data collected on young families in Peru in 2002 and 2007.  Young Lives have discovered that this demographic sample has a fairly high propensity to migrate, and therefore it is interesting to examine the impact of these movements.

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Childhood, Transitions and Well-being in Peru: A Literature Review

This brief report provides a broad context for the Young Lives research being done in Peru by reviewing the academic literature, research findings, statistics and official documents available. It was carried out by the Young Lives qualitative researchers, and thus privileges the main areas to be explored by qualitative research in its first two rounds of data collection (2007 and 2008). The document identifies gaps which the Young Lives research could fill and areas of further investigation which the project could focus on.

Childhood, Transitions and Well-being in Peru: A Literature Review

This brief report provides a broad context for the Young Lives research being done in Peru by reviewing the academic literature, research findings, statistics and official documents available. It was carried out by the Young Lives qualitative researchers, and thus privileges the main areas to be explored by qualitative research in its first two rounds of data collection (2007 and 2008). The document identifies gaps which the Young Lives research could fill and areas of further investigation which the project could focus on.

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Extra Classes and Subjective Well-Being

Do children with access to private tutoring feel happier than those without? In answering this question, this paper offers a novel way to understand the potential merit of providing private tutoring for children. Using a unique data set on Vietnamese children from Round 2 of the Young Lives 2006 Survey, this paper explores the link between taking extra classes and a child's subjective well-being, measured by degree of satisfaction regarding their current and future life.

Extra Classes and Subjective Well-Being

Do children with access to private tutoring feel happier than those without? In answering this question, this paper offers a novel way to understand the potential merit of providing private tutoring for children. Using a unique data set on Vietnamese children from Round 2 of the Young Lives 2006 Survey, this paper explores the link between taking extra classes and a child's subjective well-being, measured by degree of satisfaction regarding their current and future life.

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The Impact of Parental Death on Child Outcomes: Evidence from Ethiopia

Parental death is one of the many risks faced by children in poor communities, especially in Africa in the context of the HIV/AIDS pandemic.While the death of a parent at any age is a significant and distressing event, Young Lives research in Ethiopia finds that the age the child is when a parent dies is important for outcomes later on.

The Impact of Parental Death on Child Outcomes: Evidence from Ethiopia

Parental death is one of the many risks faced by children in poor communities, especially in Africa in the context of the HIV/AIDS pandemic.While the death of a parent at any age is a significant and distressing event, Young Lives research in Ethiopia finds that the age the child is when a parent dies is important for outcomes later on.

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Children Combining Work and Education in Cottonseed Production in Andhra Pradesh

Child labour in India has long been the focus of research, policy concern and intervention. This paper presents a preliminary analysis of children's work in cottonseed production in Andhra Pradesh, drawing on evidence from two case studies from the qualitative component of Young Lives. In parts of rural Andhra Pradesh, children work in the cotton fields for two to three months of the school year. Children highlighted the importance of this work in their everyday lives and its consequences for their schooling. Evidence shows marked gender and age differentiation.

Children Combining Work and Education in Cottonseed Production in Andhra Pradesh

Child labour in India has long been the focus of research, policy concern and intervention. This paper presents a preliminary analysis of children's work in cottonseed production in Andhra Pradesh, drawing on evidence from two case studies from the qualitative component of Young Lives. In parts of rural Andhra Pradesh, children work in the cotton fields for two to three months of the school year. Children highlighted the importance of this work in their everyday lives and its consequences for their schooling. Evidence shows marked gender and age differentiation.

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Studying the access to NREGS for the Young Lives families and its impact on child outcomes in Andhra Pradesh

The NREGS is an ambitious public works program intended to provide a basic safety net to the rural poor in India. Institutionalised in 2005, it is currently the largest public works program in the world. Despite its scale and the political importance attached to the program, its success in targeting and its impact on participating households has not been well studied. This paper attempts to study two aspects of the program's functioning using data from the Young Lives longitudinal Study conducted in Andhra Pradesh.

Studying the access to NREGS for the Young Lives families and its impact on child outcomes in Andhra Pradesh

The NREGS is an ambitious public works program intended to provide a basic safety net to the rural poor in India. Institutionalised in 2005, it is currently the largest public works program in the world. Despite its scale and the political importance attached to the program, its success in targeting and its impact on participating households has not been well studied. This paper attempts to study two aspects of the program's functioning using data from the Young Lives longitudinal Study conducted in Andhra Pradesh.

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