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Financing Investments in Young Children Globally Summary of a Joint Workshop by the Institute of Medicine, National Research Council, and The Centre for Early Childhood Education and Development, Ambedkar University, Delhi (2015) / Chapter Skim
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7 Models of Financing Structures
Pages 43-48

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... They also considered the limitations of private investment and examined the need for coordination of diverse financing mechanisms. PUBLIC–PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS1 Amita Chebbi of the Children's Investment Fund Foundation noted that private funding has a significant role in early childhood education and development initiatives.
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From page 44...
... In addition, as countries rapidly urbanize and as programs continue to focus on rural populations, Chebbi indicated there is a coverage gap for certain populations, such as the urban poor. She suggested that the private sector could step in to finance services for this disadvantaged group.
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From page 45...
... The program focuses on the 40 percent of children who are affected by poverty in the country, providing them and their caregivers with an early and essential package of services from conception to entry to formal education. Le Mottee explained that this innovative donor collaboration is a partnership among the DG Murray Trust, the ELMA Philanthropies, and the FirstRand Foundation, with additional support from the UBS Optimus Foundation.
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From page 46...
... Although donors have increased overall funding to support early childhood development through their own contributions, the fund has also had the impact of generating additional government funding. Le Mottee gave an example of costing work done with the finance department of the Department of Social Development on providing home visitation programs.
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From page 47...
... Chavan proposed one mechanism for private investment through partnerships in which the private sector can fund gaps in existing services, perhaps by providing additional staffing in early childhood centers, for example. In addition, he noted that although strengthening institutions is an important goal, strengthening family structures is also necessary.
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... This participant added that when all the various departments involved in child development programming begin to work in a more collaborative manner, rather than separately and with their own measurement indicators, convergence will naturally happen. 4  This section summarizes individual remarks by participants in concurrent session 3.
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