Early Years

Q & A
Global Teamwork – An interview with Joan Lombardi
Read the interview with Joan Lombardi, international expert on child development and social policy, for the Global Practices issue of NAEYC’s Young…
Announcement
Moving Forwards by Reflecting Back: Early Childhood Matters 2017
With the publication of Early Childhood Matters this week, we once again shine a spotlight on the earliest years of life. We…
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…
Announcement
How we made the documentary ‘The Beginning of Life’
I’m part of a team of filmmakers who believe in the power of films to transform the world. With that mission, we…
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…
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…
Q & A
Interview Gabriel: children’s rights, a law to ban physical punishment, and becoming president
On 10 December 2015, Peru became the ninth Latin American country to pass a law against any kind of physical or humiliating…
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…
Case
10 tips for telling the child development story in Brazil
When we at FMCSV (Maria Cecília Souto Vidigal Foundation) and partners began our early childhood development initiative Núcleo Ciência Pela Infância (Center…
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…
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…