Scaling up a home-visiting program for child development in Brazil: a comparative case studies analysisResearch in context

• Main Authors: Gabriela Buccini (Author), Muriel Bauermann Gubert (Author), Poliana de Araújo Palmeira (Author), Lídia Godoi (Author), Laura Dal'Ava dos Santos (Author), Georgiana Esteves (Author), Sonia Isoyama Venancio (Author), Rafael Pérez-Escamilla (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Summary: Background: In 2016, Brazil scaled up the Criança Feliz Program (PCF, from the acronym in Portuguese), making it one of the largest Early Childhood Development (ECD) programs worldwide. However, the PCF has not been able to achieve its intended impact. We aimed to identify barriers and fac...