This second session of the World Bank's ECD webinar series will briefly share key findings from the new report, Better Jobs and Brighter Futures: Investing in Childcare to Build Human Capital, but will then describe plans to expand the World Bank’s work in early childhood and invite several World Bank staff to share information on the work they are doing in different countries. There will be substantial time for discussion and questions and answers during the session. Amanda Devercelli and Frances Beaton-Day will share key findings on the paper, including new evidence on the current status of childcare provision, an estimate of the global gaps in access and specific actions that countries can take to expand access to quality, affordable childcare for all families that need it, especially the most vulnerable, to support a more resilient and inclusive recovery from the pandemic. Following that intro, the event will hear from two World Bank teams working on childcare at the country level.
