Early Childhood Matters 2017

This edition of the Bernard van Leer Foundation’s journal showcases advances in early childhood development, bringing new ideas from around the world and exploring the challenges of scaling up.

Guest-edited by international early childhood expert Joan Lombardi, Early Childhood Matters 2017 has keynote articles from two global leaders for young children: Michelle Bachelet, President of Chile, and Jim Yong Kim, President of the World Bank. A further 17 articles report on subjects ranging from neuroscience to financing to quality standards, with contributions from diverse countries including Niger, Australia, Romania and Bangladesh.

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Moving towards scale: advancing early childhood development 2017

Each day a baby is born, we feel hope, we sense their potential. Over the… Read more Read full ECM article

‘Chile Crece Contigo’: 10 years on

Chile has always had a tradition of protecting childhood. Since the mid-20th century, our approach… Read more Read full ECM article

The best investment societies can make

As the digital economy continues to accelerate, policymakers around the world are grappling with how… Read more Read full ECM article

Big surprises from little brains

The last decade has produced an explosion of information about the baby brain, with a… Read more Read full ECM article

The Global Journalism Institute on Early Childhood and the Developing Brain

When the organisers of the Global Journalism Institute on Early Childhood and the Developing Brain… Read more Read full ECM article

Early learning and nurturing care for children displaced by conflict and persecution

Sesame Workshop and the International Rescue Committee (IRC) are embarking on a multi-year intervention to… Read more Read full ECM article

Public–private partnership for early childhood: a chance to improve Romania’s competitiveness

In May 2016, over 120 business leaders, government officials and representatives of the media and… Read more Read full ECM article

The Kids in Communities Study: what is it about where you live that makes a difference to children’s development?

To date, research in early child development has focused primarily on family and school environments. Read more Read full ECM article

Mothers of Rotterdam: a new medical and social support programme for vulnerable pregnant women

The global economic downturn that started in 2008 took its toll on European societies, with… Read more Read full ECM article

Nurturing the next generation of early childhood leaders

As the conversation shifts from ‘why invest’ in the early years to ‘how to invest’,… Read more Read full ECM article

Accelerating the effective scaling of Kangaroo Mother Care and related interventions: lessons from 20 years of experience

Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) is widely recognised as an important evidence- based, low-cost intervention for… Read more Read full ECM article

Promoting positive parenting practices in Niger through a cash transfer programme

In 2011, the Government of Niger set up a national social safety net programme –… Read more Read full ECM article

From small to scale: the expansion of pre-primary in Bangladesh

In recent years, Bangladesh has made remarkable progress towards providing pre-primary education for all young… Read more Read full ECM article

Promoting high-quality childcare at scale in Latin America

In Latin America, we have seen a rapid expansion of publicly funded childcare services for… Read more Read full ECM article

Quality standards for early childhood services: examples from South and South East Asia

Governments around the world are currently formulating quality standards for early childhood services. When delivery… Read more Read full ECM article

The Power of Nutrition: innovative financing for the next generation

What began with two people, an idea and a laptop in a cramped basement office… Read more Read full ECM article

Better policies for improved financing of services for young children

Inadequate financing of early childhood education and other services for young children and their families… Read more Read full ECM article

The international Guide for Monitoring Child Development: enabling individualised interventions

A millennium ago, Avicenna, the father of modern medicine, wrote that difficulties in infancy influence… Read more Read full ECM article

Building national early childhood data systems: laying the groundwork for equitable, quality early childhood services

Investments in early childhood development have increased in many countries over the last decade, and… Read more Read full ECM article

The Early Childhood Development Action Network: a global network to strengthen support for young children

Mark this year in history as the one when a new global network committed to… Read more Read full ECM article

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