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Analyzing Early Childhood Development (ECD) in Yangon and rural Ayeyarwady: October - November 2023

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  • Tauseef, Salauddin
  • Headey, Derek D.
  • Oo, Theingi
  • Linn, Khin Mar

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KEY FINDINGS • Support for learning: 79 percent of children received four or more stimulating activities, but only 20 percent had three or more books; fathers’ engagement with children (30 percent) lags behind mothers (81 percent). • Caregiver Reported Early Development Instruments (CREDI): the standardized score in the study sample was 58.4, which is lower than scores reported in similar studies from India (70.0), Tanzania (64.0), and Armenia (81.8) • Household inequalities: Asset-rich, food-secure households show higher ECD scores; severe food insecurity lowers scores by ~2 points. • Conflict and shocks: Migration and physical insecurity reduce ECD scores by 0.5-1.0 points. • Parental influences: Fathers’ education boosts ECD outcomes; maternal depression and low aspirations for girls reduce ECD outcomes. • Care quality: Inadequate care reduces ECD scores by 1.3 points; stunting lowers ECD scores by 0.8 points, while access to books and ECE increases ECD scores by 0.7 points.

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  • Tauseef, Salauddin & Headey, Derek D. & Oo, Theingi & Linn, Khin Mar, 2025. "Analyzing Early Childhood Development (ECD) in Yangon and rural Ayeyarwady: October - November 2023," IFPRI working papers 71, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
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    1. Garcia, Italo Lopez & Fernald, Lia C.H. & Aboud, Frances E. & Otieno, Ronald & Alu, Edith & Luoto, Jill E., 2022. "Father involvement and early child development in a low-resource setting," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 302(C).
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