By Kathleen Beegle When you hear the words “child labor”, you probably picture a small child, maybe not older than 5 or 6 working…
It’s been in the headlines everywhere that early childhood is the most important developmental stage. But, what is the evidence? A decade ago,…
By Susan Kolodin In rural Guatemala, most men say that pregnancy and birth are “women’s issues” and therefore not necessarily within their decision-…
By Priya Anaokar In developing countries, at least 219 million children under the age of 5 fail to reach their cognitive and socio-…
By Charles A. Nelson By Boris Stoilov Have you heard about this poor boy Oliver Twist who endured a miserable existence in a child institution in the…
By Samuel Berlinski It is undisputed that children, from birth to the start of formal schooling, need to be stimulated in order to develop their…
I find myself working on the outskirts of the city of Lima. No matter where I look, all I see is a sea of fragile little houses covering the dry…
Por Francisco Ochoa O Congresso do Brasil criará um marco legal para garantir a sustentabilidade das políticas para a primeira infância, que…
By Francisco Ochoa Brazil’s Congress will create a legal framework to guarantee the sustainability of early childhood policies, which have gained…
By Ivon Damarys Valencia Muñoz Confidence—that inner quality of feeling certain of being supported in our needs, of knowing how to self-…
By Lindsay Adams Systems Approach for Better Education Results (SABER) is a recent initiative of the World Bank’s Human Development…
“Hi! My name is Antonia, and I’m really happy to tell you about myself and all the things that make me special. I have autism.” With these words…
