Combining coaching for parents in early childhood development with services that meet families’ basic needs.
Incorporating a focus on early childhood development into the planning and management of cities.
Promoting the science of nurturing care and sharing best practices in transitioning successful early childhood programmes to scale.
“We have to plan our cities for all, including the disabled, the old, children, but also babies and those who care for them” – this is how Heather Thompson, Interim… Read more
The 2018 edition of Early Childhood Matters is available now. In it's 20th anniversary edition, it features keynote contributions from the President of Colombia, Juan Manuel Santos Calderón, on the ‘De… Read more
With the publication of Early Childhood Matters this week, we celebrate the importance of nurturing care and call upon world leaders everywhere to assure that all young children survive and… Read more
The Bernard van Leer Foundation is proud to be a founding member of the the Moving Minds Alliance, which launches today. … Read more
Leading local newspaper Pragativadi reports on an Urban95 workshop in partner city Bhubaneshwar last month, held by BvLF and the Bhubaneswar Development Authority to build the capacity of city planners and government officials on child-friendly interventions. … Read more
Urban95 has a new partner city: Pune, in the Indian state of Maharashtra. The new partnership between Pune Municipal Corporation and BvLF was launched at a workshop at the Yashwantrao Chavan Academy of Development Administration (YASHADA) on… Read more