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Research report
Building Better Cities with Young Children and Families
This publication offers strategies, principles, and best practices on how to engage our youngest citizens and families in city building.
Case
How cities can use dashboards to make better decisions about early childhood
One of the tools used by cities as they collect more data is a “dashboard”: a tool for collating and sharing data…
Story
Coaching and connecting – how we’re getting cities interested in Urban95
I started working with the Bernard van Leer Foundation’s Urban95 initiative earlier this year after leaving KaBOOM!, the US-based non-profit I had…
ECM article
The international Guide for Monitoring Child Development: enabling individualised interventions
Early Childhood Matters
Early Childhood Matters 2017
This edition showcases innovation in early childhood development, bringing fresh ideas and exploring what it takes to bring them to scale.
ECM article
Big surprises from little brains
The last decade has produced an explosion of information about the baby brain, with a growing number of researchers making valuable contributions…
Case
The Beginning of Life documentary
Available on Netflix and other platforms, and in multiple languages, the documentary The Beginning of Life (O Começo da Vida) emotionally brings…
Corporate Publications
Annual Report 2016
This report illustrates our impact in 2016, capturing what we achieved and what we learnt.
Story
Speaking for the evidence: Dart’s early childhood course for journalists
What if I told you about an exposure that scientists have determined makes you three times more likely to develop lung disease…
Report
Early Childhood Education and Services for All
This report shares policy recommendations from the Transatlantic Forum on Inclusive Early Years.
Story
Beyond Urgency: The Need to Support Young Children Living Through Conflict
A recent commentary published by The Lancet confirmed the unfortunate truth that children continue to disproportionately bear the physical and psychological burden…
Report
Breaking the Cycle of Poverty: Whole Family Approach
This publication introduces a “two generation” approach as a way to reduce poverty and improve child development.