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New guidance for cities on cycling for babies, toddlers and caregivers
Cycling Cities for Infants, Toddlers, and Caregivers is a new publication of BYCS, an Amsterdam-based social enterprise, and the Bernard van Leer…
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New partnership launched with Addis Ababa
Earlier this week the city government of Addis Ababa formally launched a new early years initiative – Children: The Future Hope of…
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Urban95 begins scaling in Israel with launch in Tira and Beit Shemesh
Last week we launched an Urban95 programme in a new city in Israel – Tira, a predominantly Muslim city located 30km north-east…
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Urban Playground – a new book by Tim Gill
Last week we hosted a virtual book launch for Urban Playground: How child-friendly planning and design can save cities. The author, Tim…
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India’s Nurturing Neighbourhoods Challenge selects first 25 cities
A first cohort of 25 cities have been chosen from the 63 that participated in the Nurturing Neighbourhoods Challenge, a nationwide scale-up…
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Urban95 pocket park inaugurated in Recife
The city of Recife inaugurated the Arari Ferreira pocket park on October 12 – National Children’s Day in Brazil. As shown in…
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How streets are becoming a meeting place for Early Childhood in Pucusana, Lima
One of the initiatives promoted by Lima, PUCU, in the municipal district of Pucusana, encourages diverse forms of recreation for young children…
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Caregiver’s mental health impacts early childhood development – new papers to increase knowledge
Around the world levels of pre- and postpartum mental health care are insufficient, especially in crisis contexts. The Bernard van Leer Foundation…
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Working paper and videos explore the impacts of Covid-19 on children in Brazil
The impacts of Covid-19 on child development are explored in five videos and a Working Paper (in Portuguese) produced by Núcleo Ciência…
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Urban95 network launches in Brazil with 11 new cities
In partnership with the Instituto Cidades Sustentáveis (Sustainable Cities Institute), the Bernard van Leer Foundation today launched a new Urban95 network in…
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“Magic Moments” campaign launched in Israel for Arabic speaking parents
“Magic Moments”, a national campaign for Arabic-speaking parents, offering practical guidance on how to turn everyday activities with babies and toddlers into…
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Covid-19 crisis: how leaders can support babies, toddlers and the people who care for them
The Covid-19 crisis is hitting the most vulnerable people hardest — including babies, toddlers and those who care for them. We’ve compiled…