Policy

Historical cases
Behind the Scenes
From universities to state schools: the Bernard van Leer Foundation’s far-reaching impact on learning in El Salvador.
Historical cases
Violence, Breaking the Cycle
How El Salvador, one of the world’s most dangerous nations, stops brutality from spreading.
Historical cases
Roots of Change
How a Guatemalan grassroots women’s organisation creates holistic child-centred communities, one neighbourhood at a time.
Announcement
Towards nurturing care so all children thrive: Introducing Early Childhood Matters 2018
With the publication of Early Childhood Matters this week, we celebrate the importance of nurturing care and call upon world leaders everywhere…
Early Childhood Matters
Early Childhood Matters 2018
This edition features high-level contributions on innovations, the path to scale, and emerging initiatives in early childhood development.
Historical cases
Building on Islamic Values
How early childhood education became a national priority in Morocco that transformed attitudes and systems around preschool education.
Research report
Services for Children and Family in Istanbul District Municipalities
This report summaries early childhood services across 39 districts in Istanbul to inform policy discussions around improving them.
Case
Advocating Paid Leave for New Dads
Research shows that the father’s presence in the earliest stages of a child’s life is closely related to the amount of involvement…
Case
Digitaf shows how Tel Aviv is prioritising young children
Every child born in Tel Aviv is now sent a Digitaf card. Launched in December 2017, Digitaf – which reads in Hebrew…
Historical cases
The Buried Seed
How Nicaragua came to have one of the most progressive early childhood learning policies on the planet.
Announcement
Growing up in the city: Putting children first creates cities for all
A child-friendly city is a city for everyone, young and old. This is because a place that works for children needs to…
Research report
How Dashboards Can Help Cities Improve Early Childhood Development
This report explores how data dashboards could help guide city leaders and their teams to make better policy decisions about early childhood…