Health

Toolkit
Infant, Toddler, Caregiver-Friendly Mobility Planning Toolkit
This toolkit aims to encourage cities to prioritise mobility planning from the lens of young children and families.
Report
ITC Centric Urban Mobility for Indian Cities
This report analyses international policies and offers recommendations towards facilitating the mobility needs of young children and caregivers.
Guide
Infant Toddler Caregiver (ITC) Master Checklist
This checklist is a guiding toolkit to assess and identify the needs of a project site with Infant, Toddler and Caregiver-friendly materials…
Early Childhood Matters
Early Childhood Matters 2022
This edition explores why behavioural science can and should be rooted in all areas of caregiving.
Report
Parental Behaviour in the Early Years: Phase 2
A two-phase study that aims to support the Ministry of Education (MoE) and other stakeholders in their efforts to change parenting behaviours…
Report
Increasing Caregivers’ Application of Learnings
This report summarises insights and learnings from the First Steps Big Step parenting program in Jordan and tests the effectiveness of two…
Case
India’s Nurturing Neighbourhoods Challenge helps cities to support families
The Nurturing Neighbourhoods Challenge is a three-year initiative working with selected Indian cities to pilot and scale ways to improve urban life…
Story
Advancing early childhood with the launch of Paalan 1000
On 16 August 2022, torrential downpours failed to deter a passionate group of people from the central Ministry of Health and Family…
Policy brief
Young Children in Crisis
A set of seven policy briefs to learn why the first years of life matter, and how to integrate solutions into existing…
Story
Online learning exchange “Starting Strong”: Latest scientific insights on why and how we should invest in the early years
Why is investing in the early years – and especially the first 1,000 days – so important? It was with great pleasure…
Report
Male Engagement in Early Childhood
This report examines the reality of male engagement in Early Childhood Development (ECD) in Jordan.
Management case studies
A Solid Start for Every Child: The Netherlands Integrates Medical and Social Care, 2009−2022
This case study looks at how Solid Start scaled up from a small partnership into a national programme.