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FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Report No: PAD3548 Public Disclosure Authorized INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR RECONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT PROJECT APPRAISAL DOCUMENT ON A PROPOSED LOAN Public Disclosure Authorized IN THE AMOUNT OF US$250 MILLION TO THE REPUBLIC OF EL SALVADOR FOR THE GROWING UP AND LEARNING TOGETHER: COMPREHENSIVE EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT IN EL SALVADOR PROJECT Public Disclosure Authorized February 27, 2020 Education Global Practice Latin America and Caribbean Region Public Disclosure Authorized This document is being made publicly available prior to Board consideration. This does not imply a presumed outcome. This document may be updated following Board consideration and the updated document will be made publicly available in accordance with the Bank’s policy on Access to Information. CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS Currency Unit = U.S. Dollars FISCAL YEAR January 1 ‐ December 31 Regional Vice President: J. Humberto López (Acting) Country Director: Yaye Seynabou Sakho Regional Director: Luis Benveniste Practice Manager: Emanuela Di Gropello Task Team Leader(s): Enrique O. Alasino Massetti, Katia Marina Herrera Sosa ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS ASA Advisory Services and Analytics ATPI Early Childhood Technical Assistants (Asistentes Técnicos de Primera Infancia) CDI Integral Development Centers (Centros de Desarrollo Integral) CERC Contingency Emergency Response Component National Council of Children and Adolescents (Consejo Nacional de la Niñez y de la CONNA Adolescencia) DA Designated Account DFI Institutional Financial Directorate (Dirección Financiera Institucional) DFIL Disbursement and Financial Information Letter DNPI National Directorate of Early Childhood (Dirección Nacional de Primera Infancia) ECCE Early Childhood Care and Education ECD Early Childhood Development ECDLS Early Childhood Development and Learning Standards EHPM Multi Purpose Household Survey (Encuesta de Hogares de Propósitos Múltiples) ELP Early Learning Partnership ESA Environmental and Social Assessment ESF Environmental and Social Framework ESCP Environmental and Social Commitment Plan ESMF Environmental and Social Management Framework ESP Education Sector Plan ESS Environment and Social Standard E&S Environmental and Social FM Financial Management FMA Financial Management Assessment GDP Gross Domestic Product GoES Government of El Salvador GRM Grievance Redress Mechanism GRS Grievance Redress Service HCI Human Capital Index IADB Inter‐American Development Bank IBRD International Bank for Reconstruction and Development ICR Implementation Completion Report IFR Interim Financial Report IPF Investment Project Financing IPPF Indigenous Peoples Planning Framework Salvadoran Institute for the Integral Development of Children and Adolescents (Instituto ISNA Salvadoreño para el Desarrollo Integral de la Niñez y la Adolescencia) INFOD National Institute of Teacher Training (Instituto Nacional de Formación Docente) Salvadoran Institute for Professional Development (Instituto Salvadoreño de Formación INSAFORP Profesional) Salvadoran Institute of Integral Rehabilitation (Instituto Salvadoreño de Rehabilitación ISRI Integral) KG Kindergarten M&E Monitoring and Evaluation LMP Labor Management Procedures Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (Ministerio de Educación, Ciencia y MINEDUCYT Tecnología) MINSAL Ministry of Health (Ministerio de Salud) MoF Ministry of Finance (Ministerio de Hacienda) NGO Non‐governmental Organization PIU Project Implementation Unit POM Project Operations Manual IPP Indigenous People Population PPSD Project Procurement Strategy for Development PreK Pre‐kindergarten RF Results Framework RPF Resettlement Planning Framework SAFI Financial Management System (Sistema de Administracion Financiera) SDG Sustainable Development Goals SEP Stakeholder Engagement Plan SQS Structural Quality Standards STC Short Term Consultants STEP Systematic Tracking of Exchanges in Procurement TOR Terms of Reference USAID United States Agency for International Development UNDP United Nations Development Programme UNICEF United Nations Children's Fund UNOPS United Nations Office for Project Services WB World Bank The World Bank Growing Up and Learning Together: Comprehensive Early Childhood Development in El Salvador Project (P171316) TABLE OF CONTENTS DATASHEET ............................................................................................................................. 1 I. STRATEGIC CONTEXT ........................................................................................................ 7 A. Country Context ................................................................................................................................ 7 B. Sectoral and Institutional Context .................................................................................................... 8 C. Relevance to Higher Level Objectives ............................................................................................. 11 II. PROJECT DESCRIPTION ................................................................................................... 12 A. Project Development Objective ..................................................................................................... 13 B. Project Components ....................................................................................................................... 13 C. Project Beneficiaries ....................................................................................................................... 15 D. Results Chain .................................................................................................................................. 16 E. Rationale for Bank Involvement and Role of Partners ................................................................... 18 F. Lessons Learned and Reflected in the Project Design .................................................................... 18 III. IMPLEMENTATION ARRANGEMENTS .............................................................................. 19 A. Institutional and Implementation Arrangements ....................................................................... 19 B. Results Monitoring and Evaluation Arrangements ..................................................................... 20 C. Sustainability ................................................................................................................................... 21 IV. PROJECT APPRAISAL SUMMARY ..................................................................................... 22 A. Technical, Economic and Financial Analysis ................................................................................... 22 B. Fiduciary .......................................................................................................................................... 23 C. Legal Operational Policies ............................................................................................................... 24 D. Environmental and Social ............................................................................................................... 24 V. GRIEVANCE REDRESS SERVICES ....................................................................................... 27 VI. KEY RISKS ....................................................................................................................... 27 VII. RESULTS FRAMEWORK AND MONITORING ..................................................................... 31 ANNEX 1. Implementation Arrangements and Support Plan ........................................... 53 ANNEX 2. Institutions in the Early Childhood National Protection System in El Salvador 60 ANNEX 3. World Bank Support to Early Years ................................................................. 61 ANNEX 4. Detailed Project Description ........................................................................... 64 ANNEX 5. Environmental and Social Framework Assessment ......................................... 74 ANNEX 6. Economic Analysis........................................................................................... 77 The World Bank Growing Up and Learning Together: Comprehensive Early Childhood Development in El Salvador Project (P171316) DATASHEET BASIC INFORMATION BASIC INFO TABLE Country(ies) Project Name Growing Up and Learning Together: Comprehensive Early Childhood Development in El El Salvador Salvador Project ID Financing Instrument Environmental and Social Risk Classification Investment Project P171316 Substantial Financing Financing & Implementation Modalities [ ] Multiphase Programmatic Approach (MPA) [✓] Contingent Emergency Response Component (CERC) [ ] Series of Projects (SOP) [ ] Fragile State(s) [ ] Disbursement‐linked Indicators (DLIs) [ ] Small State(s) [ ] Financial Intermediaries (FI) [ ] Fragile within a non‐fragile Country [ ] Project‐Based Guarantee [ ] Conflict [ ] Deferred Drawdown [ ] Responding to Natural or Man‐made Disaster [ ] Alternate Procurement Arrangements (APA) Expected Approval Date Expected Closing Date 19‐Mar‐2020 30‐Jun‐2026 Bank/IFC Collaboration No Proposed Development Objective(s) The Project Development Objectives are to: (i) improve Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE) teaching practices nationwide; (ii) upgrade physical learning environments of selected ECCE centers; and (iii) strengthen institutional capacity for education sector management. 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