Report No. 259

Early Childhood Development and Legal Entitlements

Contents
Chapter I	Concept and Importance
	Concept and Importance (1)
	Concept and Importance (2)
Chapter II	International Conventions, Treaties and Declarations
	International Conventions, Treaties and Declarations
A.	International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights, 1966
B.	Health for All Declaration, 1978
C.	Maternity Protection Convention, 2000
D.	Education for All Declaration, 1990
E.	Dakar Framework for Action - Education for All: Meeting Our Collective Commitments, 2000
F.	Moscow World Conference on Early Childhood Care and Education, 2010
G.	UN Millennium Declaration, 2000 and Millennium Development Goals, 2000
H.	Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), 1989
I.	Zero Draft: Sustainable Development Goals
Chapter III	Constitutional Context
	Constitutional Context
A.	Fundamental Rights and Rights of Children under Six
B.	Directive Principles of State Policy
C.	Perspectives from other jurisdictions
Chapter IV	National Policies and Schemes
	National Policies and Schemes (1)
	National Policies and Schemes (2)
Chapter V	Health and Nutrition
	Health and Nutrition
A.	Central Legislative Enactments (1)
	Central Legislative Enactments (2)
B.	State Legislation Enactments
C.	National Schemes relating to Health and Nutrition
D.	Perspectives from other jurisdictions
Chapter VI	Care and Education
	Care and Education (1)
	Care and Education (2)
Chapter VII	Conclusions and Recommendations
	Conclusions and Recommendations