Early childhood

The following publications are useful resources for ECD stakeholders in the CEECIS Region.

Early Childhood Intervention, Special Education and Inclusion. Focus on Belarus. 

English (PDF, 2011)
Russian (PDF, 2011)

Assessing the Economic Benefits of Investing in Young Child Growth and Development

English (PDF, 2009)

Disaster Risk Reduction: Early Childhood Development

English (PDF, 2011)

Care for Development in Three Central Asian Countries. Report of a Process Evaluation in Tajikistan, Kyrgyz Republic and Kazakhstan.

English (PDF, 2011)

A Good Start. How to Introduce Alternative Early Childhood Education Services in Local Communities

English (PDF, 2011)

Early Childhood Development: What parliamentarians need to know and do.

English (PDF, 2011)
Russian (PDF, 2012)

Women Motherhood Early Childhood Development. Exploring the question of how poor Roma women`s status and situation influences children`s survival, growth and development.

English (PDF, 2011)

The Untapped Developmental Potential of Early Childhood in the CEECIS Region


English (PDF, 2009)

Right at Birth. Birth Registration in Central an Eastern Europe & The Commonwealth of Independent States 

English (PDF, 2008)

Older publications

Parenting programmes: Formative evaluations. Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Kazakhstan.


[English] (PDF, 2006)
Volume I, Volume II, Volume III, Volume IV

Something to read. Something to learn. Print media for and about young children. Kyrgyz Republic


[English] (PDF, 2006)

A warm and welcoming start in life. The expanded Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative. Ukraine


English (PDF, 2006)

Family Education Project Evaluation.  Uzbekistan


English (PDF, 2006)

Going beyond the "Health only" approach. The Moldovan experience.


English (PDF, 2006)

Planning Policies for Early Childhood Development:
Guidelines for Action 


[English] (PDF, 2005)

[Russian] (PDF)

Early Childhood Counts: A Programming Guide on Early Childhood Care for Development