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8 Linking Financing and Outcomes in Early Childhood Development
8 Linking Financing and Outcomes in Early Childhood Development
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Child development involves several different inputs, many of which are added collectively and balanced together to achieve desired outcomes. Evaluating sets of interventions therefore 1 This section summarizes information presented by Chris Desmond, Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa.
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On the other hand, if early childhood services are evaluated in conjunction with primary and secondary school interventions, stakeholders would have a more accurate picture of child development along the life span, causing them to shift resources to those who need them the most. In discussing methods used to evaluate outcomes for children, Desmond questioned the status of the randomized control trial as the "gold standard." Although randomized control trials are suitable for clinical research, he noted that interventions "on the ground" are rarely implemented in isolation, and "everything affects everything." He suggested that traditional observational studies might, at times, be more useful because econometric analysis can be useful in unpacking all the factors that might affect outcomes.
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Framing the issues this way illuminates the value of funding and implementing essential services, Desmond concluded. In response to a question about building simulation models to guide investment, Desmond cautioned that the state of the science in early childhood development is not at a point where predicting the future is possible, but trying to build models around prediction can help in understanding the present and examining current data better.
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These tools are very localized, with questions based on inputs from civil society; surveys vary from country to country. Ballotta noted that the evidence is not surprising to those in the field -- those children who attended preschool were more prepared to enter primary school than those children who did not.
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Fourth, in building mechanisms for results-based financing, Shiva Kumar pointed out that both short- and long-term outcomes need to have a clear method of monitoring and tracking performance, both in terms of budget and expenditure and in terms of linking these expenditures 3 This section summarizes information presented by A
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In his second point, Shiva Kumar stated that in countries where some provinces enjoy better fiscal health than others, the federal government should ensure that children living in provinces facing financial constraints do not get penalized. For this to happen, the federal government needs to devise appropriate compensatory and incentive mechanisms to enable provinces to offset the fiscal deficits and fulfill their obligations to children.
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In addition, some group discussants called for improved ongoing training and education of frontline workers, as well as garnering support for other human resources development. Other important themes raised echoed points made by various speakers throughout the workshop -- promoting good governance; enhancing transparency and accountability; providing the means for monitoring and evaluation; and sharing data and information, particularly to families and communities, on how to use resources and advocate for themselves and their children.
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