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This report presents an analysis of
the Early Childhood Development (ECD) programs and policies
which affect young children in Sierra Leone. This report is
part of a series of reports prepared by the World Bank using
the SABER-ECD framework. The country report includes
analysis of early learning, health, nutrition and social and
child protection policies and interventions in Sierra Leone,
along with regional and international comparisons. The
SABER-ECD initiative is designed to enable ECD policy makers
and development partners to identify opportunities for
further development of effective ECD systems. The SABER-ECD
classification system does not rank countries according to
any overall scoring; rather, it is intended to share
information on how different ECD systems address the same
policy challenges. This country report presents a framework
to compare Sierra Leone s ECD system with other countries in
the region and internationally. Each of the nine policy
levers are examined in detail and some policy options are
identified to strengthen ECD are offered.
