Parents

Policy brief
City Planning from the Lens of a Young Child and Caregiver
This policy advisory identifies specific practices and challenges in Indian cities and recommends specific areas of intervention for creating Infant, Toddler and…
Story
MESHI: The first-ever textbook for edu-carers in Israel helps position them in their rightful place
With the mission to promote edu-carers and the field as a critical profession, the Israeli Institute for Early Childhood Education at Oranim…
Guide
Child-Friendly Cities: Urban95 Guidelines in Israel
These comprehensive planning and design guidelines capture the how-to of Urban95 programming in Israel.
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.
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…
Research report
Early Childhood in Israel: Selected Research Findings 2022
This report provides an overview of the status of early childhood in Israel in 2022 for policymakers and practitioners.
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…
Story
Finding the time to play outdoors
The evidence is clear: outdoor play supports children’s socio-emotional, cognitive and physical development, especially during the first 1,000 days. It establishes positive…
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…
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…