Early Childhood Development
KNOWLEDGE GATHERING TEMPLATE
In the “G20 Initiative for Early Childhood Development”, G20 countries committed to share best practices and lessons learned through a platform that will be developed by ECDAN and will be operative by 2019.
G20 countries are invited to voluntarily submit projects, programs, policies, or similar initiatives
implemented domestically, internationally or through official development assistance that are aimed Early Childhood Development, prioritizing those which address the issue in a multidimensional manner.
Countries are invited to share as many projects, programs, policies or initiatives as they wish to showcase, submitting one form per best practice.
Country Information
(1) Country BRAZIL
(2) Project, Program, Policy, or Initiative name/title:
CRIANÇA FELIZ PROGRAM
(3) Project, Program, Policy, or Initiative location
(3a)City: (3b) Country: BRAZIL
General information
(4) Brief Description
The “Criança Feliz” Program is an initiative of the federal government to expand the network that provides integral care for ECD.
Through home visits to the families with children from zero to six years old participating in the Bolsa Família (cash transfer program), this program provides them with important guidelines to strengthen family and community ties and stimulate child development.
In an intersectoral approach, the program is executed by the Ministry of Social Development in partnership with the Ministries of Health, Education, Human Rights and Culture in order to facilitate access to policies and public services directed to pregnant women, children in early childhood and their families.
(5) What are the expected results/impacts/beneficiaries of the project/program/policy/initiative?
• Promote integral child development;
• Support pregnant women and their families in preparing for the birth of the child;
• Care for vulnerable children up to six years of age;
• Strengthen the affective bond and the role of families in the care, protection and education of children;
• Stimulate the development of play activities;
• Facilitate the access of the families served to the public policies and services that they need.
Legal framework
(6)(Does the Project/Program/Initiative/Policy have an associated regulatory or legal framework?)
• The importance of public policies for ECD was recognized by Law 13,257, from 2016 (known as the Legal Framework for early Childhood).
• The Criança Feliz Program was created by Presidential Decree Nº 8.869 (October, 5, 2016)
Implementation
(7) Implementation level
(Is the Project/Program/Policy/Initiative implemented within the country’s national territory or in support of other countries?)
(8) Geographical impact (more than one answer possible)
x
Domesticq
Sub-national / Communityq
Support of developing and low-income countriesx
Nationalq
Regionalq
Global(9) Nº of countries involved (if Project/Program/Initiative/Policy is Regional/Global)
(9a) City, Country, Region 1:
(9b) City, Country, Region 2:
(9c) City, Country, Region 3:
(9d) City, Country, Region 4:
(9e) City, Country, Region 5:
(10) Status (11) Start date
q
Under design 10/2016x
In progress (12) End dateq
Completed MM/YYYY(13) Action area/s (more than one answer possible )
x
Healthx
Responsive caregivingx
Food Security and Nutritionx
Early learning and stimulationq
Security and safetyq
Gender policies with impact on ECDq
Other: ___________Funding
(14) Origin (more than one answer possible)
x
National budgetq
Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) or Development Financial Institutions (DFI)q
International Organizations (IOs)q
Global Partnerships or Initiativesq
Other: ___________(15) Brief description of funding (e.g. name of funding institution or partnership, etc.)
• US$ 100 million in Annual Budget Law in 2017
• US$ 200 million in Annual Budget Law 2018
(16) Available funds (optional)
Monitoring and Evaluation
(17) Does the Project/Program/Initiative/Policy involve a monitoring / evaluation process?
x
Yesq
No(18) Brief description If “Yes”, briefly describe monitoring & evaluation process
1)The Department of Early Childhood Care of the National Secretariat for the Promotion of Human Development executes the monitoring of the program, which allows the management of the program to:
• Follow the execution of the program;
• Identify and correct weaknesses and correspondingly improve the program
• Continuously assess the effects of the program on the local population.
2) An impact evaluation is coordinated by an internationally recognized expert (Dr. Cesar Victora MD) in partnership with another five national universities.
3) A qualitative assessment by external consultants measures home visitors’ and families’ perception about the Program.
(19) Are there any research studies completed, evaluation reports, or other reviews?
q
Yesq
Nox
Under development(20) If “Yes” please provide links to relevant reports and studies
(21) If “Under development”, when will they be available?
December, 2018
(22) Lessons Learned (specific of the initiative and for general ECD application)
Contact Information
(23) Is there a Project/Program/Initiative/Policy website? Or a website where it is profiled?
x
Yesq
Noq
Under development(24) If “Yes”, please provide link to the website
• http://mds.gov.br/assuntos/crianca-feliz/o-que-e
(25) Contact Information
Secretária Nacional de Promoção do Desenvolvimento Humano Ely Harasawa
E-mail: [email protected] Telephone: + 55(61) 2030-1200
Address: Esplanada dos Ministérios – Bloco A – 4º andar CEP: 70050-902 – Brasília/DF - Brazil
Supporting material
(26) Please provide links to or upload any further supporting materials, including: case studies, toolkits, photographs1, and any other relevant materials to help illustrate the project
1 Please bear in mind that individual members/countries are responsible for obtaining photographic permissions from the subject/s and from the photographer/owner.
