Browse editions of our journal, Early Childhood Matters, and our Early Childhood in Focus series, along with other selected publications and reports. All are free to download or read online.
Based on the three case studies in Belfast, Ghent and Rome, this report brings out key findings on Roma inclusion with respect to parenting support, access to quality early childhood… Read more
An estimated 40,000 people from the discriminated-against Roma minority live in substandard conditions in Italy – around 9,000 of them in Rome, many in fenced camps located far from basic… Read more
This case study looks at the Bridging Figures project in Ghent, which supported improving communications between Roma parents and schools so Roma children can access a quality education: approximately 250… Read more
This case study looks at the Roma Community Outreach project in Belfast, Northern Ireland, which aimed to increase parenting skills among Roma parents and grandparents with young children and promote… Read more
The 2016 edition of Early Childhood Matters features contributions from UNICEF Executive Director Anthony Lake; WHO Assistant Director General Flavia Bustreo; Alice Albright and colleagues at the Global Partnership for… Read more
This edition of the Bernard van Leer Foundation's Annual Report shares highlights from our work in 2015 and explains the thought processes that led us to the three new solution… Read more
Prepared by the Israel National Council for the Child, this report presents data on children aged 0-6 in Israel - such as parental religion, poverty rates, kindergarten attendance, immunisation, and… Read more
This report summarises a two-day national conference held in Gopalpur in Odisha, India, in January 2016. Policy-makers, researchers and practitioners discussed strategies to scale up the implementation of mother tongue… Read more
A special issue to mark the 50th anniversary of the Bernard van Leer Foundation's first grant in early childhood, this edition of ECM surveys the state of the early childhood… Read more
This is a report on the International Consultation convened in Leiden, the Netherlands, in September 2014. To protect children’s rights and promote their development, quality in early childhood settings is… Read more