State of the World's Mothers 2009, Investing in the Early Years (2009)

Cover ......Page 1 Contents ......Page 2 Investing in the Early Years......Page 3 2 Foreword by Cokie Roberts......Page 4 3 Introduction by Charles F. MacCormack......Page 5 5 Executive Summary: Key Findings and Recommendations......Page 7 9 Millions of Young Children Are Not Prepared to Succeed in School......Page 11 13 The Power of Early Childhood Development to Change the World......Page 15 17 School Success Index for Developing Countries......Page 19 25 School Success Index for the United States......Page 27 31 Early Childhood Development Report Card for Wealthy Countries......Page 33 35 Keeping Young Children Healthy, Safe and Learning......Page 37 41 Take Action Now for the World’s Youngest Children......Page 43 43 Appendix: Tenth Annual Mothers’ Index and Country Rankings......Page 45 47 Methodology and Research Notes......Page 53 52 Endnotes......Page 58 54 Credits......Page 60