Tab 5 Tab 5. Estimating Costs and Effects


5.0 Calculating the costs and potential benefits of early childhood development
5.1 Estimating the costs of an early childhood development program
 
What price to use?
What is the cost of an early childhood development
system?
How much does a program cost per child?
5.2 Using cost analysis
 
Assesing feasibility
Monitoring performance
Relating costs to benefits
Fund-raising for investment costs
Targeting fund-raising efforts
Finding counterpart funds among inputed costs
5.3 Financing early childhood development projects
 
Regular government budgets
Special taxes
Families and communities
Trust funds and philanthropy
International organizations
5.4 Bridging the gap between program needs and available budgets
 
What is the nature of participation in early childhood
development programs?
Why such emphasis on participation?
Participation in planning