Análise descritiva dos programas de primeira infância no Ceará e suas atuações e cobertura no Estado

Abstract

This present study aims to study the main public policies focused on early childhood in the state of Ceará. In this context, it will be presented the objective, target audience, eligibility criteria and actions of four different programs, state and federal, in course at the state: Programa de Apoio ao Desenvolvimento Infantil, Cartão Mais Infância Ceará, Criança Feliz and Programa Bolsa Família. Furthermore, overlaps between federal and state programs were analyzed to identify possible duplications in municipalities and/or target audiences. In addition, indicators were developed to estimate the coverage of three of these programs (Cartão Mais Infância, Criança Feliz and Programa Bolsa Família) in the municipalities of Ceará, in order to understand the percentage of compliance with the policies, as well as the profile of the municipalities that were more and less benefited. Finally, the same indicators were used to calculate the attendance rates of federal programs for the other states of the Northeast, so that it would be possible to understand how the state is positioned at the regional level in terms of receiving benefits for these policies. The main results found in this study were that the CMIC has a good focus on municipalities with the worst performance in human development and poverty indicators. In the same way, it can be perceived the same focused action on the Programa Criança Feliz, while the PBF has a more universal characteristic.