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II Inter-American Symposium: Policies and Strategies for the Child’s Successful Transition to Socialization and School
Date: May 27, 2009 - 08:30 AM
Place: Valparaíso, Chile

Presentation of the Symposium: objectives, development of the agenda, products, evaluation and logistics. María Estela Ortiz, Vice President, Board of National Day Care Centers (JUNJI), Chile. (12"21')
Remarks by Lenore Yaffee García, Director, Department of Education and Culture, Organization of American States (OAS). (13"25')
Brain development and the transition processes of the child from gestation to eight years of age. Opening Lecture: Fraser Mustard, President, Canadian Institute for Advanced Research, CIAR, Canada. Moderator: Paula Bedregal. Academic and Researcher, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile.  (1h 11"48')
Conceptual framework, progress and the challenges of transitions worldwide. Maribel Córmack, President, National Network of the Promotion of Childhood, Perú. Moderator: Selma Simonstein, Dean of the School of Education, Universidad Central de Chile. Former President of the World Organization for Early Childhood Education (OMEP).  (38"05')
Access, equity and quality in early education and transitions to primary school: evidence from Young Lives research in Ethiopia, India and Perú. Bernard van Leer Foundation. Patricia Ames, Young Lives Program, Van Leer Foundation. Institute of Peruvian Studies (IEP), Perú. Moderator: Loreto Amunátegui, President INTEGRA, Chile.  (43"27')
Reflection and dialogue on the conference and the morning’s presentations and studies. Moderator: Horacio Walker, Dean of the School of Education, Universidad Diego Portales. Panelist: Ana Isabel Cerdas, National Director of Early Childhood Education, Ministry of Public Education, Costa Rica. (06"42')
Panelist: Juan Carlos Reyes, Manager of Early Childhood Education Promotion Fund, Ministry of Education, Colombia. (09"55')
Panelist: Jimena Díaz, Coordinator of Early Childhood Education, Ministry of Education, Chile.  (07"33')
Panelist: Marva Ribeiro, Programme Director, International Cooperation Initiatives, Ministry of Education, Trinidad y Tobago. Representative of CARICOM. (10"13')
EFA Global Monitoring Report 2007. Analysis and evaluation of educational services from 0-8 years old in the Americas. Discussant: Minister Laura Albornoz, National Women’s Service (SERNAM) (to be confirmed). Panelist: Maria Rosa Blanco, Education Specialist, Early Childhood Care and Development, OREALC/UNESCO, Chile.  (16"40)
Panelist: Olympia Icochea, Social Specialist, Corporación Andina de Fomento – CAF, Venezuela (18"53')
Panelist: Maite Onochie, Early Childhood Specialist, UNICEF/TACRO, Panama. (18"56')
Panelist: Gaby Fujimoto, Senior Education Specialist, OAS.  (24"53')
Questions and Answers (06"31')
Factors Associated with the Quality of Learning in Early Childhood. Moderator: Helia Molina, Director of the “Chile Grows with You” Program, Head of the Division of Health Public Policies and Promotion, Ministry of Health. Chile. Panel: Results of a Study on student achievement from an Early Childhood Education Perspective Mauricio Castro, Latin American Laboratory for Assessment of the Quality of Education, UNESCO/LLECE, Chile.  (19'13)
Application of the EDI evaluation tool Panel: Mary Young, Lead Child Development Specialist, World Bank. United States and Presentation by the Secretary of Public Education, Nuevo Leon, México  (35'14")
Questions and Answers (16'33")