Publications & Reports
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.
Breaking the Cycle of Poverty: Whole Family Approach
This new report from the Bernard van Leer Foundation and Ascend at The Aspen Institute develops a “two generation” approach to reducing poverty and improving child development by improving services… Read more
Roma Empowerment and Support for Inclusion report - Synthesis report of the Case Studies in Ghent, Belfast and Rome – Policy Recommendation
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
Roma Empowerment and Support for Inclusion – Case study Rome, Italy
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
Roma Empowerment and Support for Inclusion – Case study Ghent, Belgium
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
Roma Empowerment and Support for Inclusion – Case study Belfast, Northern Ireland
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
Early Childhood Matters 2016
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
Annual Report 2015
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
The State of Young Children in Israel 2015
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
Invest in young children
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 good start: advances in early childhood development
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