The preschool years present a critical developmental period sensitive to changes in public health and social policy, for which robust investments in programs that support families can improve ...

Early childhood is a period of rapid growth, learning, and brain development. During these formative years, children acquire ...

In a recent study published in the journal JAMA Pediatrics, researchers evaluated how fundamental environmental supports, encapsulated as a thrive factor (T-factor), during the first year of life ...

AIM-ECD captures child development with two tools, a direct assessment of children and a caregiver report questionnaire. AIM-ECD comes with a suite of resources to support their use. These are meant ...

Indicators suggest more children are not developing the social, emotional and communication skills they need to have the best start in life prompting policymakers to focus on boosting early years ...

Researchers discovered that unusually high temperatures can hinder early childhood development. Children living in hotter conditions were less likely to reach key learning milestones, especially in ...

Years into the future, when today’s children grow into healthy, well-adjusted adults, it will be thanks in part to a major initiative now making headway. The initiative: A multi-collaborative effort ...

The first five years of life are a period of rapid brain and biological development that set the stage for lifelong health and learning. These early years are thus a key window for proactively ...

Early-onset preeclampsia was associated with increased risk for delayed early-childhood development in the domain of ...

Wiedaad Slemming was the lead author of the 2024 issue of the Child Gauge. It was funded by UNICEF South Africa, The Standard Bank Tutuwa Community Foundation, The LEGO Foundation and the DSI-NRF ...