The Early Years Starter Kit is designed to help municipal or national governments and their partners understand the value of investing in their youngest inhabitants and the people who care for them, and to provide actionable ideas and guidance on how to do so.
It is based on learnings gathered from our core initiatives across nine countries, including insights from country staff, surveys and reports, desk research, site visits and from partnerships with academia and multinational or local technical organisations.
The best way to strengthen a child’s development is to support the people who care for them and the environments and services that help them thrive. Dive in and discover a range of tools that will help you help them.
Ideas for Action
Tangible and creative inspiration for planning, designing and managing cities for young children and caregivers.
Research
Insightful and compelling publications that connect how diverse systems and initiatives support young children and caregivers to flourish.
Implementation
Lessons learnt on establishing and scaling early childhood programmes from the experience of governments and others worldwide.
For babies and toddlers, every experience shapes their development.
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