By Isabel Nieves. Julian Castro is a lawyer and a father who wants to do something about early childhood education in the city where he lives:&…
Mexico is working to develop a methodology to serve children with developmental delays in the first five years of life. The framework of the strategy…
Map of connections in the human brain The brain, the brain…one of the most complex organs …. And so many people scanning it, studying it, trying to…
In colaboration with Sophie Gardiner. In the forthcoming IDB publication “Panorama sobre desarrollo infantil en America Latina y…
A recent evaluation in Mozambique shows that Early Childhood Development (ECD) interventions can be successfully implemented, rigorously evaluated,…
By Sophie Gardiner. The Abrazo program in Paraguay and the Roving Caregivers program in Jamaica both use unique and innovative methods that could be…
by Ricardo Pérez-Cuevas. The word “diet” usually brings to mind a chat among friends who are looking to lose a few extra pounds (or kilos…
By Sophie Gardiner. A recent opinion column by David Brooks in The New York Times highlights the growing inequality of opportunities for children in…
By Christine Van Keuren. Over the last few months, it has been my great pleasure to conduct a comparative analysis of the early learning…
By Mario Sánchez. Congenital heart disease leads to serious disabilities and greatly reduces the life expectancy of the girls and boys who are born…
By Clara Alemann. Following the reflections shared in my last post, I’d like to outline some topics to bear in mind when integrating gender into…
By Clara Aleman. Gender inequality manifests as different levels of access to opportunities and resources, starting at birth, which…