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Announcement
Whole Family Approaches: Reaching Parents and Children Together
One of the first principles that one learns in studying child development is the importance of an ecological approach. This approach assumes…
Announcement
Marking a New Era for Young Children and Families Around the World: Early Childhood Matters 2016
September is the first anniversary of the Sustainable Development Goals. For the early childhood field, it has been a year filled with…
Case
‘Saving Brains’ Research Links Breastfeeding and Early Play to Later Success
Canadian Government-funded “Saving Brains” research finds: Babies exclusively breastfed to six months old half as likely to have later conduct disorders; Enriched…
Case
Time to Think Scale
In Jamaica, over 90% of 3-5 year olds regularly play, read, or sing songs with an adult in their household and over…
Early Childhood Matters
Early Childhood Matters 2016
This edition examines a variety of issues in early childhood development, from scaling up the workforce to innovative financing.
Announcement
The Early Childhood Workforce Gains Global Attention
There is ample evidence that the key to quality in early childhood programs are the interactions between children and the important adults…
Corporate Publications
Annual Report 2015
This report illustrates our impact in 2015, capturing what we achieved and what we learnt.
Case
Helping children and families “Reach Up”: a new training package to support parents
There has been substantial progress in universal primary education since the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) were established in 2000. Globally, the numbers…
Announcement
Securing the foundation for sustainable development: towards a new era for young children and families
Research on early development and recognition of the roots of inequality grew during the 1950s and early 1960s. In 1966, The Bernard…
Early Childhood Matters
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…
Announcement
State of the World’s Fathers: how health providers can help fathers get more involved in early childhood
This week marks the release of the first-ever State of the World’s Fathers report, an advocacy publication of the MenCare campaign. The…
Report
Counting on Quality: Measuring and Improving Quality in Early Childhood Environments
This is a report on the International Consultation convened in Leiden, the Netherlands, in September 2014 to call attention to the importance…