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High-quality childcare can improve children’s development, raise family income and boost productivity – but there can be negative effects from low-quality provision.

It is well established that parenting influences child behavior at home, but less is known about the associations between parenting and teacher reports of child behavior at school, an environment [...]

In a child’s life, the period from conception until two years old is crucial for growth and development. Hence, optimal nourishment must be provided during pregnancy and the first years of [...]

The effects of screen viewing depend mostly on contextual aspects of the viewing rather than on the quantity of viewing. That context includes the behavior of adult caregivers during viewing, the [...]

Family traditions are an important component of the holiday season. [Nikki Martyn, MedicalXPress, 21 December 2022.] READ MORE

A successful adoption placement can help vulnerable children overcome the early adversity they faced. [Ben Fergusson – BBC, 7th December 2022.] READ MORE

This brief advocates for and highlights the benefits and includes examples of good practice from around the world; in addition, it provides recommendations for governments, donors, and [...]

This year’s Prenatal-to-3 State Policy Roadmap tracks which American states have implemented policies considered helpful for those formative years — a period deemed the “fastest, most vulnerable [...]

The world has made a lot of progress in recent generations, but millions of children are still not in school. [Max Roser – Our World in Data, 2 November 2021.] READ MORE

They also reaffirmed the commitment to guarantee at least one year of free pre-primary education, in line with Sustainable Development Goal 4. [Unesco, 18 November 2022.] READ MORE